MAYPORT, Fla. (Aug. 02, 2016) – The Cyclone-class Patrol Coastal USS Shamal (PC 13) returns to homeport Naval Station Mayport after a 62 day deployment to the 4th Fleet area of responsibility where they conducted counter illicit trafficking operations in support of Operation Martillo. Operation Martillo is a joint international low enforcement and military operation involving , European and Western Hemisphere partner nations, targeting illicit trafficking routes in the waters off Central America. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Hendricks/Released) 1

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MAYPORT, Fla. (Aug. 02, 2016) – The Cyclone-class Patrol Coastal USS Shamal (PC 13) returns to homeport Naval Station Mayport after a 62 day deployment to the 4th Fleet area of responsibility where they conducted counter illicit trafficking operations in support of Operation Martillo. Operation Martillo is a joint international low enforcement and military operation involving , European and Western Hemisphere partner nations, targeting illicit trafficking routes in the waters off Central America. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Hendricks/Released) 160729-N-PQ607-004 by ussouthcom

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