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Washington will again implement the fourth fleet to establish power in Latin American and the Caribbean. The fourth fleet was created during World War II in order to quell the infiltration of German submarines, yet its presence was no longer felt after the war, as U.S. military believed it was no longer necessary. It appears that the pentagon is being rather secretive when explaining the goals for the resurgence of the fleet; however, when pressed, the pentagon said it would - conduct varying missions including a range of contingency operations, counter narcoterrorism, and theater security cooperation activities. - Briefly, a contingency operation prepares military for possible aggressive actions, and the operation is created by law and carried out as such. Those that are already on active-duty will be retained for as long as necessary in order to carry out the operation. In addition, narcoterrorism refers to the flow and thrust of illegal drugs into the U.S., so to counter this influx of drugs, the operations will consist of analyzing, tracking, and monitoring drug-runners, with additional efforts from ally nations. The National Drug Control Strategy ensures that the process is carried out effectively, i.e. to detect transport of illegal drugs in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Working as a collective unit, with neighboring nations, the efforts are often effective and prove to be worthwhile over the long- run. Typically, the two ways in which the U.S. military detects an illegal foreign drug presence is by an aerial and maritime analytic operation. An aerial intervention flies over troubled, heavily trafficked areas, and with the use of elite, state-of-the-art technology, illegal drug curriers are discovered and thereby reprimanded. Maritimes efforts typically include the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy coexisting with Canadian, British, French and Dutch efforts in order to surround the troublesome trafficking areas; upon the seizure of such cargo, a U.S. or representative ally will enter the suspected vessel, seize the illegal drugs and make arrests. Navy helicopters will also supervise and add support if needed. Lastly, - theater security cooperation activities - refers to the area in which military operations are in fact taking place: a theater refers to the entire operation, yet there are smaller theaters working within the larger theater in order to create a common goal; e.g., in this case, ally nations are acting as sub-theaters in the larger theater (U.S.). Ally nations do not come together by accident; there effectiveness is due in part to conscious strengthening methods that create tight bonds. The aforementioned three paragraphs hopefully shed light on what the pentagon has said about recent efforts to control cartels. The idea for the intervention, according to Admiral James Stevenson is to send a message to the region not only Venezuela. The fourth fleet will commence operations out of Florida, comprised of ships, submarines, and aircraft carriers. Although the fourth fleet is not as powerfully armed and manned as the fifth fleet, currently deployed in the Persian Gulf, it is quickly building arms and support from ally nations. The main focus for the fourth fleet is to provide -security and stability, according to Vice Admiral James Stevenson. U.S. intelligence does not assume any immediate threats, but this necessary effort will keep these illegal activities at bay. Moreover, the U.S. wants to continue its military dominance over countries that have abundant reserves of natural gas and petroleum; it is about mutual interests and control of those interests. Furthermore, the pentagon has detailed evidence by which Columbian drug cartels are finding a stealthy means to transport drugs into foreign posts: by the use of submarines. Yet it is not merely the cartels that have captured U.S. interest, it is the Venezuelan Navy that has acquired a myriad of Russian submarines at a high cost. For the pentagon to feel justified in their intervention, there needs to be an immediate threat on U.S. democracy. Besides the threat on democracy from an obviously aggressive Al Qaeda, a more urgent threat is now seen in the Colombian efforts that is, there attempt at all costs to transfer drugs in large amounts onto U.S. soil. Not only is the influx of drugs immoral, it will deeply affect U.S. economy, which is perhaps the main reason to stop the trafficking now, in its footsteps.
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