A very close friend of mine was the flight engineer on the CG C-130 involved in this bust.
>> SUBJ: BRAVO ZULU
>> UNCLASSIFIED//
>> RMKS/ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBERS OF JIATF SOUTH AND OUR INTERNATIONAL
>> TEAM, I WISH TO CONGRATULATE THE OFFICERS AND CREW OF USCGC CHASE,
>> COGARD HITRON CG 1081, COGARD AIR STATION CLEARWATER, USS JARRETT,
>> COGARD LEDET 101, HSL 45.2, CORPUS CHRISTI BASED CBP P-3 AEW, AND
>> JACKSONVILLE BASED CBP P-3 MPI ON YOUR SUCCESSFUL DETECTION,
>> MONITORING AND SEIZURE OF A GO-FAST DURING THE PERIOD 29-31 MAY 2005
>> IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN. YOUR COMBINED EFFORTS, INCLUDING THE
>> EMPLOYMENT OF NEW FRONTIER TACTICS, RESULTED IN THE SEIZURE OF 2.94
>> METRIC TONS OF COCAINE AND DETENTION OF FOUR NARCOTERRORISTS. YOU
>> PREVENTED THESE DRUGS FROM REACHING THEIR DESTINATION. GREAT JOB!
>> RADM HATHAWAY SENDS.//
>> SUBJ: BRAVO ZULU
>> UNCLASSIFIED//
>> RMKS/ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBERS OF JIATF SOUTH AND OUR INTERNATIONAL
>> TEAM, I WISH TO CONGRATULATE THE OFFICERS AND CREW OF USCGC CHASE,
>> COGARD HITRON CG 1081, COGARD AIR STATION CLEARWATER, USS JARRETT,
>> COGARD LEDET 101, HSL 45.2, CORPUS CHRISTI BASED CBP P-3 AEW, AND
>> JACKSONVILLE BASED CBP P-3 MPI ON YOUR SUCCESSFUL DETECTION,
>> MONITORING AND SEIZURE OF A GO-FAST DURING THE PERIOD 29-31 MAY 2005
>> IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN. YOUR COMBINED EFFORTS, INCLUDING THE
>> EMPLOYMENT OF NEW FRONTIER TACTICS, RESULTED IN THE SEIZURE OF 2.94
>> METRIC TONS OF COCAINE AND DETENTION OF FOUR NARCOTERRORISTS. YOU
>> PREVENTED THESE DRUGS FROM REACHING THEIR DESTINATION. GREAT JOB!
>> RADM HATHAWAY SENDS.//