Deepwater Horizon Response Decisive
GULF OF MEXICO - Petty Officer 2nd Class Kimberly Dechmerowski, an aviation electrical technician at Coast Guard HITRON in Jacksonville, Fla., observes the flight deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Decisive prior t... More
Deepwater Horizon Response Decisive
GULF OF MEXICO - A variety of support vessels en circle drilling rigs working on relief wells and a static kill of the Deepwater Horizon well seen on an overflight by an Air Station New Orleans HH-65 Dolphin he... More
Crewmember from HITRON keeps watch
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Wayne Lindig, an aviation electronics technician from Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON), keeps watch while transiting in the MH-65 Dolph... More
Hurricane Irene response FLORIDA
SUMTER, S.C. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Marimeray N. Delong, aviation electronic technician from Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, performs aircraft maintenance on an MH-65 Dolphin Saturday... More
Hurricane Irene response FLORIDA
SUMTER, S.C. - Chief Warrant Officer Kevin Hays, logistics warrant officer from Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, logs aircraft maintenance performed on the MH-65 Dolphins Aug. 27, 2011 at ... More
Hurricane Irene response FLORIDA
SUMTER, S.C. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Alan B. Smith, air crewman from Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, performs aircraft maintenance on an MH-65 Dolphin Aug. 27, 2011 at Shaw Air Force B... More
Hurricane Irene response FLORIDA
SUMTER, S.C. -Crewmembers from Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, performenair craft maintenance on an MH-65 Dolphin Aug. 27, 2011 at Shaw Air Force Base. Seven Coast Guard air units joined... More
US COAST GUARD HITRON flyover, Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Crewmembers from Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron fly an MH-65 Dolphin over the Everbank Stadium after kick off at the Jaguars versus Buccaneers football game, Dec. 11,... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction
The crew of the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, based in Jacksonville, Fla., was awarded the United States Interdiction Coordinator's Rotary-Wing Unit of the Year award during a ceremony ... More
Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, the senior
Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, the senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, is given a brief of a Coast Guard training boat by Chief Petty Officer Robert Thomas, ... More
Capt. Kevin P. Gavin, the new commanding officer of
Capt. Kevin P. Gavin, the new commanding officer of the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron in Jacksonville, Fla., addresses guests and crew members during a change of command ceremony, Friday... More
US COAST GUARD Helicopter operations
A Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron crew returns to Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma during operations in the Caribbean March 23, 2015. Together, HITRON and the Tahoma crews interdicted approximately 1,100 pou... More
Portsmouth, Va., -based Cutter Northland crew prepares
Portsmouth, Va., -based Cutter Northland crew prepares an at-sea transfer of seized 7,000 kilos of cocaine and 522 kilos of methamphetamine in the Eastern Pacific throughout its 56-day patrol from December 2015... More
Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma returns to Maine following 49-day patrol, $9...
The crews of the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma and Jacksonville, Florida's Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron stand for a group photo on the flight deck of the cutter on Dec. 27, 2016. During their Eastern P... More
Coast Guard Cutter James, Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron
The Coast Guard Cutter James crew and a Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew offload approximately 16 tons of cocaine Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in Port Everglades, Fla... More
Retired Coast Guard Capt. Kevin Gavin, addresses a
Retired Coast Guard Capt. Kevin Gavin, addresses a crowd Thursday, June 15, 2017, during the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron change of command ceremony in Jacksonville, Florida. A retireme... More
Coast Guard offloads more than $50 million worth of cocaine
A Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and a small boat crew from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma arrive to a 226-foot tanker in the Caribbean in August, 2017. Coast... More
Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Elaine Duke proudly wears a Coast Guard Air Station Miami unit ball cap during her visit to the air station, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Duke visited multiple... More
Harriet Lane crew interdicts suspected smugglers
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane approaches a suspected smuggling vessel while a helicopter crew from the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron monitors from the air, February 25,... More
Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf roll
Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf roll an Air Station Humboldt Bay MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from the cutter’s hanger bay out to the flight deck while the cutter was conducting a counterdrug patrol ... More
Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf
Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf and Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team board a low-profile-go-fast-vessel suspected of smuggling cocaine during a counter narcotic patrol in the Eas... More
A crew member assigned to the Helicopter Interdiction
A crew member assigned to the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) uses a monocular to assess range targets from a distance May 9, 2018, at Camp Blanding in Starke, Florida. HITRON crew members pr... More
Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC
Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) and Tactical Law Enforcement Team South on top of a self-propelled semi submersible they interdicted July 3, 2018. The cutter Mohawk crew routinely works ... More
A Tactical Training Boat (TTB) crew attached to Coast
A Tactical Training Boat (TTB) crew attached to Coast Guard Helicopter Tactical Interdiction Squadron (HITRON) conducts a series of training exercises and scenarios with a British Royale Navy Wildcat attack hel... More
A panga-style boat floats near the U.S. Coast Guard
A panga-style boat floats near the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) May 11, 2019, following an interdiction of the suspected drug smuggling vessel in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. T... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew interdicts suspected drug smuggling...
The cabin of a self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) interdicted by U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crewmembers in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on June 18, 2019. The Coast Guard boarded the suspected smu... More
Vice President Mike Pence signs the engine housing
Vice President Mike Pence signs the engine housing from a go-fast boat interdicted by U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crew members during Munro’s bulk offload of more than 39,000 pounds of cocaine and ... More
Vice President Pence participates in $569 million cocaine offload from...
Vice President Mike Pence speaks to reporters from aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) while aboard the cutter in San Diego July 11, 2019, during Munro’s bulk offload of more than 39,000 pounds ... More
A Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron helicopter
A Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron helicopter crew lands on the flight deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant while on patrol in the Caribbean. The crew’s patrol focused on enforcing U.S. federal laws... More
Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma small boat accompanied by HITRON aircraft
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma worked with an armed helicopter interdiction tactical squadron during a counter-drug patrol Feb. 1, 2020 in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Tahoma's crew transited through the P... More
The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Harriet Lane ties
The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Harriet Lane ties an MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter to their deck during heavy seas during their 71-day patrol. The cutter’s multi-mission patrol resulted in the interdiction of 1,3... More
Coast Guard Cutter Legare crew members offload about
Coast Guard Cutter Legare crew members offload about 3,900 pounds of marijuana, Aug. 5, 2020, Port Everglades, Florida. During at-sea interdictions, a suspect vessel is initially detected and monitored by allie... More
A Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron
A Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) MH-65 Dolphin aircrew forward deployed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca medevacs Hondurans’ near Puerto Lempira, Honduras, Nov. 13, 2020. The... More
Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) boarding team
Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) boarding team seized approximately 1,220 pounds of cocaine in Caribbean waters Feb. 2, 2021. Mohawk conducted a joint operation with Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WPC 115) emba... More
An MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter rests on the deck of the
An MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter rests on the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane during their 71-day patrol. The Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane is home-ported in Portsmouth, Va. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo
Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, the senior
Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, the senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff discusses the weapons systems used aboard a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter Wednesday, Ap... More
Capt. Donna L. Cottrell, left, commanding officer of
Capt. Donna L. Cottrell, left, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, is awarded the Legion of Merit by Vice Adm. Robert C. Parker, commander of Coast Guard Atlantic Ar... More
Portsmouth, Va., -based Cutter Northland crew prepares
Portsmouth, Va., -based Cutter Northland crew prepares an at-sea transfer of seized 7,000 kilos of cocaine and 522 kilos of methamphetamine in the Eastern Pacific throughout its 56-day patrol from December 2015... More
Retired Coast Guard Capt. Kevin Gavin, addresses a
Retired Coast Guard Capt. Kevin Gavin, addresses a crowd Thursday, June 15, 2017, during the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron change of command ceremony in Jacksonville, Florida. A retireme... More
Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Elaine Duke takes a moment for a photo with a Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron aircrew after a presentation they gave her on their mi... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Trees,
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Trees, a precision marksmen assigned to the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, prepares his weapons and ammunition prior to conducting a training exercise whi... More
Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf
Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf and Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team board a low-profile-go-fast-vessel suspected of smuggling cocaine during a counter narcotic patrol in the Eas... More
A crew member assigned to the Helicopter Interdiction
A crew member assigned to the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) conducts marksman training May 9, 2018, at Camp Blanding in Starke, Florida. HITRON crew members practice warning shots and disab... More
Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC
Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) and Tactical Law Enforcement Team South interdict suspected smugglers and evidence July 3, 2018. The Coast Guard, Navy, Customs and Border Protection, FBI... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Sedlack, the Tactical
Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Sedlack, the Tactical Training Boat (TTB) coxswain, conducts a series of training exercises and scenarios with a British Royale Navy Wildcat attack helicopter May 2, 2019, on the ... More
The engine housings of a go-fast boat has bullet holes
The engine housings of a go-fast boat has bullet holes June 25, 2019, in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. A Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron precision marksman used disabling-gunfire ... More
U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, Pacific Area
U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, Pacific Area commander, speaks to Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crew members July 11, 2019, while aboard Munro in San Diego during the cutter’s bulk offload of more... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returns
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returns home to Cape Canaveral, Florida, Oct. 22, 2019, following a 42-day Caribbean patrol. The crew’s patrol focused on enforcing U.S. federal laws by conducting bo... More
Coast Guard Cutter Legare crew members offload about
Coast Guard Cutter Legare crew members offload about 3,900 pounds of marijuana in the rain, Aug. 5, 2020, Port Everglades, Florida. The drugs were interdicted by crews from Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Greisser (... More
A Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron
A Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) MH-65 Dolphin aircrew forward deployed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca medevacs a Honduran near Puerto Lempira, Honduras Nov. 13, 2020. The ... More
A C-130 Hercules aircraft patrols in support of the
A C-130 Hercules aircraft patrols in support of the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane's 71 day patrol. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter HITRON crew was attached the the Harriet Lane throughout the patrol. U.S. Coast G... More
Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, the senior
Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, the senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, speaks with Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew McCabe, an aviation maintenance technician,... More
Capt. Donna L. Cottrell, the commanding officer of
Capt. Donna L. Cottrell, the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, addresses guests Friday, April 18, 2014, during a change of command ceremony in Jacksonville, Fla. T... More
Portsmouth, Va., -based Cutter Northland crew prepares
Portsmouth, Va., -based Cutter Northland crew prepares an at-sea transfer of seized 7,000 kilos of cocaine and 522 kilos of methamphetamine in the Eastern Pacific throughout its 56-day patrol from December 2015... More
Capt. Kevin Gavin, right, transfers command of Coast
Capt. Kevin Gavin, right, transfers command of Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron to Capt. Michael Campbell, left, Thursday, June 15, 2017, during the unit’s change of command ceremony in Jac... More
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Northland, a 270-foot
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Northland, a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Portsmouth, Virginia, executes an in-flight fueling of a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from the Helicopter Inter... More
Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Elaine Duke walks with members of the Coast Guard during a visit to Coast Guard Air Station Miami, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Duke visited multiple component... More
Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf
Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf and Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team board a low-profile-go-fast-vessel suspected of smuggling illicit drugs supported by an aircrew from the Coas... More
An aircrewmember from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt
An aircrewmember from Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay washes a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter on the flight deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf while the cutter was conducting a counterdrug patrol in the Eas... More
A crew member assigned to the Helicopter Interdiction
A crew member assigned to the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) conducts marksman training May 9, 2018, at Camp Blanding in Starke, Florida. HITRON crew members practice accuracy and precision ... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913)
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) conduct an at sea transfer of contraband and evidence from a drug interdiction they conducted in the Eastern Pacific, June, 26, 2018. The Coast Guard, Navy, ... More
A British Royale Navy Wildcat attack helicopter conducts
A British Royale Navy Wildcat attack helicopter conducts a series of training exercises and scenarios with a Tactical Training Boat (TTB) crew attached to Coast Guard Helicopter Tactical Interdiction Squadron (... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crew members
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crew members inspect a self-propelled semi-submersible June 19, 2019, in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Coast Guard crews seized more than 39,000 pou... More
Vice President Mike Pence stands alongside U.S. Coast
Vice President Mike Pence stands alongside U.S. Coast Guard Capt. James C. Estramonte, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755), and Munro crewmembers while aboard the cutter in San Diego J... More
A Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant crew member embraces
A Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant crew member embraces his family following the crew's return home to Cape Canaveral,Florida, Oct. 22, 2019. The crew’s patrol focused on enforcing U.S. federal laws by conducting bo... More
Coast Guard Cutter Legare crew members offload about
Coast Guard Cutter Legare crew members offload about 3,900 pounds of marijuana in the rain, Aug. 5, 2020, Port Everglades, Florida. The drugs were interdicted by crews from Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Greisser (... More
A Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron
A Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) MH-65 Dolphin aircrew forward deployed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca medevacs a Honduran near Puerto Lempira, Honduras Nov. 13, 2020. The ... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane conducts a 71-day
The Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane conducts a 71-day patrol in Caribbean waters. The Harriet Lane is homeported in Portsmouth, Va. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.
Capt. Donna Cottrell, the commanding officer of Coast
Capt. Donna Cottrell, the commanding officer of Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, left, presents George A. Russell Jr., the deputy chief of the International Interdiction Branch Office of N... More
Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, the senior
Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, the senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff discusses enlisted personnel topics with crew members stationed at Coast Guard Helicopter Inte... More
Capt. Kevin P. Gavin, left, relieves Capt. Donna L.
Capt. Kevin P. Gavin, left, relieves Capt. Donna L. Cottrell, right, of her duties as commanding officer of the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron in Jacksonville, Fla., Friday, April 18, 201... More
A Jacksonville, Fla.-based Aviation Detachment from
A Jacksonville, Fla.-based Aviation Detachment from Helicopter Interdiction Squadron (HITRON) folds the blades of an Airborne Use of Force (AUF) MH-65C helicopter to prepare it for maintenance on board the Port... More
Capt. Michael Campbell, gives a speech Thursday, June
Capt. Michael Campbell, gives a speech Thursday, June 15, 2017, during the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron change of command ceremony in Jacksonville, Florida. Campbell relieved Capt. Kevi... More
Deputy Secretarty of the Department of Homeland Security
Deputy Secretarty of the Department of Homeland Security Elaine Duke listens to Cmdr. Jared King, executive officer of the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON), explain the mission of ... More
Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf
Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf and Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team remove contraband from a low-profile-go-fast-vessel interdicted by the boarding team while the cutter was con... More
A crew member assigned to the Helicopter Interdiction
A crew member assigned to the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) uses a monocular to assess range targets from a distance May 9, 2018, at Camp Blanding in Starke, Florida. HITRON crew members pr... More
A Tactical Training Boat (TTB) crew attached to Coast
A Tactical Training Boat (TTB) crew attached to Coast Guard Helicopter Tactical Interdiction Squadron (HITRON) conducts a series of training exercises and scenarios with a British Royale Navy Wildcat attack hel... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crew members
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crew members transfer bales of cocaine from the ship’s 35-foot Long Range Interceptor small boat to the cutter June 6, 2019. The cocaine was seized by Munro’s crew follo... More
Vice President Mike Pence speaks to reporters from
Vice President Mike Pence speaks to reporters from aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) while aboard the cutter in San Diego July 11, 2019, during Munro’s bulk offload of more than 39,000 pounds ... More
United Service Organizations volunteers welcome the
United Service Organizations volunteers welcome the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant home Oct. 22, 2019, after the crew completed a 42-day Caribbean patrol. The crew’s patrol focused on enforcing U.S. fe... More
Coast Guard Cutter Legare crew members offload about
Coast Guard Cutter Legare crew members offload about 3,900 pounds of marijuana in the rain, Aug. 5, 2020, Port Everglades, Florida. During at-sea interdictions, a suspect vessel is initially detected and monito... More
A Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron
A Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) MH-65 Dolphin aircrew forward deployed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca medevacs a Honduran near Puerto Lempira, Honduras Nov. 13, 2020. The ... More
Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell Commanding Officer Capt.
Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell Commanding Officer Capt. Edward Westfall gives a presentation following an award ceremony the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy in Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2015. W... More
Vice Adm. Karl L. Schultz, commander of the Coast Guard
Vice Adm. Karl L. Schultz, commander of the Coast Guard Atlantic Area, addresses the audience Thursday, June 15, 2017, during the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron change of command ceremony... More
Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Elaine Duke examines one of the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squardon's on board weapons during her visit to DHS components held at Coast ... More
The Landing Signaling Officer aboard the Coast Guard
The Landing Signaling Officer aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf watches as a Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron aircrew prepare a MH-65 Dolphin to fly during flight operations while the cutter was c... More
Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf
Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf and Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team remove contraband from a low-profile-go-fast-vessel interdicted by the boarding team while the cutter was con... More
A crew member assigned to the Helicopter Interdiction
A crew member assigned to the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) conducts marksman training May 9, 2018, at Camp Blanding in Starke, Florida. HITRON crew members practice warning shots and disab... More
A Tactical Training Boat (TTB) crew attached to Coast
A Tactical Training Boat (TTB) crew attached to Coast Guard Helicopter Tactical Interdiction Squadron (HITRON) conducts a series of training exercises and scenarios with a British Royale Navy Wildcat attack hel... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crew members
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crew members aboard the cutter’s 35-foot Long Range Interceptor small boat come alongside a fishing vessel that is towing multiple pangas May 17, 2019, in international ... More
Vice President Mike Pence salutes U.S. Coast Guard
Vice President Mike Pence salutes U.S. Coast Guard Capt. James C. Estramonte, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755), after Pence walks aboard the cutter July 11, 2019, in San Diego. Penc... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant crew patrols in the
The Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant crew patrols in the Caribbean during thier 43-day patrol. The crew’s patrol focused on enforcing U.S. federal laws by conducting boardings of international vessels throughout the... More
Coast Guard Cutter Legare crew members offload about
Coast Guard Cutter Legare crew members offload about 3,900 pounds of marijuana in the rain, Aug. 5, 2020, Port Everglades, Florida. The drugs were interdicted by crews from Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Greisser (... More
A Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron
A Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) MH-65 Dolphin aircrew forward deployed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca medevacs a Honduran near Puerto Lempira, Honduras Nov. 13, 2020. The ... More
Portsmouth, Va., -based Cutter Northland's boarding
Portsmouth, Va., -based Cutter Northland's boarding team interdicts a sinking Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible (SPSS) suspected of transporting an estimated 5,000 kilos of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific througho... More
Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Elaine Duke talks with members of the Homeland Security Task Force-Southeast during her visit to Coast Guard Air Station Miami, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Du... More
The Landing Signaling Officer aboard the Coast Guard
The Landing Signaling Officer aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf communicates with a Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron aircrew aboard a MH-65 Dolphin during flight operations while the cutter was co... More
Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron
Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) rifles and shells lay at rest May 9, 2018, at Camp Blanding in Starke, Florida. HITRON is an armed United States Coast Guard helicopter squadron sp... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cristian Sedas, the Tactical
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cristian Sedas, the Tactical Training Boat (TTB) crew member, simulates a hostile drug smuggler during a series of training exercises and scenarios with a British Royale Navy Wildcat att... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crew members
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crew members inspect a low-profile go-fast vessel the crews interdicted June 17, 2019, in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Coast Guard, Navy, Custo... More