Chancellorsville deployed to the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific in support of joint counter-narcotics operations in November 1997.

They are prepared to respond quickly to myriad possible needs, from parachute drops and communications support to assistance with counter-narcotics operations and defector infiltration.

Many of these missions were presented officially to the public as "counter-narcotics" operations supporting the War on Drugs.

By the end of the year, she was back at sea on counter-narcotics operations off the coast of South America.

During the later 1980s and early 1990s, she engaged in counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean area.

Missions included counter-narcotics operations, aerial command and control, intratheater airlift, security assistance and defense of the Panama Canal.

The ministry coordinates numerous counter-narcotics operations, organizes various civil protection measures and operations, and general oversees the conventional military capabilities of Venezuela.

Miss Goldwyn said that after her release she was shown counter-narcotics operations near China and offered to carry out research on efforts to combat drugs if released.

The purpose of the exercises is to practice and develop counter-narcotics operations.

She has also deployed on counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean Basin.