Those Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team members do a good job on these Navy ships engaged in law enforcement and counter drug missions. It would be nice if they got the credit they deserved because the Navy does not have law enforcement authority and it is a Congressional requirement that U.S. Coast Guard members be present and in tactical control when the Navy ship is engaged in law enforcement.
gforce...not sure where you are coming from with your comment. The video is just intended to give people a sense of some of the more exciting moments of a deployment that happened a little over 6 years ago. No money involved (that I'm aware of, anyway)
Sarcasm bro..I know they won't read it, but I really don't get why WMG would take away the sound track to a video like this. Thank you for your service.
I'm not here to debate the wisdom or efficacy of the drug war (you and I probably share many of the same views on that). This video is just meant to give credit where credit is due--to the sailors who spend months away from home and long days and nights at sea doing their jobs really, really well just because that is what they saw as their obligation to their ship and their shipmates.
You did not prevent 1/4 billion dollars of drug money from coming into the U.S. You were the middle man. You and the U.S. Navy in reality became are pirates (which stands for Nautical Aquisitions and Redistribution Speciaist), for the U.S. Government/DEA. See previous post. Sorry Shipmate, but it is true.
Then the coast guard, turned the drugs over to local authorities maybe U.S. or Panamanian gov. who then, if they were u.s. authorities put them right back out on the street. If panamanians or any other gov. entity, they found another way to ship to customers. They were not destroyed "Not destroyed" We did the same thing in 94 on the USS Spruance. When i went into Law Enforcement I found out where the drugs were coming from. And Where they went. It is all one big circle of dirty laundering.
WOW, pretty cool. I reported aboard the Mighty Mac in 86' (Boston). I never thought I'd see her in action again. Makes me want to find my tour books. Thanks for sharing.
The MCI my first ship... Proud of it...
ikuzkopp 1 year ago
Ah. 6 years ago. That would explain the missiles and speedboat. Not like the holes and depression we have now
PenguinKnight 1 year ago
She was my home for four years. I was an Os2
doobiescoo1 2 years ago
Those Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team members do a good job on these Navy ships engaged in law enforcement and counter drug missions. It would be nice if they got the credit they deserved because the Navy does not have law enforcement authority and it is a Congressional requirement that U.S. Coast Guard members be present and in tactical control when the Navy ship is engaged in law enforcement.
rescuecheck 2 years ago
@rescuecheck During my deployment, they were given a whole bunch of NAMs and things, so I think they got the appropraite recog :/
PenguinKnight 1 year ago
WMG..how I hate you. Clearly these men sharing their experiences of serving our country stood to profit from this video...
gforcewarrior 2 years ago
gforce...not sure where you are coming from with your comment. The video is just intended to give people a sense of some of the more exciting moments of a deployment that happened a little over 6 years ago. No money involved (that I'm aware of, anyway)
navygolf98 2 years ago
Sarcasm bro..I know they won't read it, but I really don't get why WMG would take away the sound track to a video like this. Thank you for your service.
gforcewarrior 2 years ago
Ahh...got it. Well, to get the full effect of the video, play 311 in the background at first, then combine it with a little Van Halen ;-)
navygolf98 2 years ago
is was on mighty mac when this video was made we seized 10 tons of cocaine
bigc1015 3 years ago
So was I. I was on the 2001 and 2003 Deployment on board the Mac. IT2(SW) Adycki.
lgfamz 2 years ago
oops sorry for the misspell - Nautical Aquisitions and Redistribution Specialist = Pirate.
spruance420 3 years ago
I'm not here to debate the wisdom or efficacy of the drug war (you and I probably share many of the same views on that). This video is just meant to give credit where credit is due--to the sailors who spend months away from home and long days and nights at sea doing their jobs really, really well just because that is what they saw as their obligation to their ship and their shipmates.
navygolf98 3 years ago
You did not prevent 1/4 billion dollars of drug money from coming into the U.S. You were the middle man. You and the U.S. Navy in reality became are pirates (which stands for Nautical Aquisitions and Redistribution Speciaist), for the U.S. Government/DEA. See previous post. Sorry Shipmate, but it is true.
spruance420 3 years ago
Then the coast guard, turned the drugs over to local authorities maybe U.S. or Panamanian gov. who then, if they were u.s. authorities put them right back out on the street. If panamanians or any other gov. entity, they found another way to ship to customers. They were not destroyed "Not destroyed" We did the same thing in 94 on the USS Spruance. When i went into Law Enforcement I found out where the drugs were coming from. And Where they went. It is all one big circle of dirty laundering.
spruance420 3 years ago
WOW, pretty cool. I reported aboard the Mighty Mac in 86' (Boston). I never thought I'd see her in action again. Makes me want to find my tour books. Thanks for sharing.
ebbtide08 3 years ago
Thanks, shipmate! Glad you liked it. Really enjoyed (for the most part) my tour onboard Mighty Mac in '02-'03. We had a great deployment.
navygolf98 3 years ago
why does it say landmark education in the tags?
hawlemnyair 3 years ago
Yes, we confiscated the drugs and turned them over to the U.S. Coast Guard.
navygolf98 3 years ago
Of course it is for real. We prevented about a quarter of a billion dollars of cocaine shipments from entering the United States.
navygolf98 3 years ago