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During [[Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training|CARAT]] cruises in 2001 and 2003, ''Curts'' conducted multilateral exercises with the navies of Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, and the Philippines to continue promoting international training and cooperation.
In 2004 ''Curts'' again deployed to southern command on a six-month counter-narcotics deployment with [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] [[Law Enforcement Detachments|Law Enforcement Detachment]] (LEDET) 105 and received national notoriety for the largest maritime seizure of cocaine (12 tons) in history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/Chronology_Sep.asp |title=USCG Daily Chronology: 17 September |publisher=US Coast Guard}} {{dead link|date=May 2015}}</ref> The ship received the U.S. Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation for her outstanding performance during deployment.
''Curts'' deployed again in 2006 to counter-narco-terrorism deployment. Although less successful than the 2004 deployment, ''Curts'' interdicted three cocaine shipments, totalling in excess of 10 metric tons of cocaine and apprehension and transport of over 50 smugglers.
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