Operation Martillo [Image 3 of 3]

USS VANDEGRIFT (FFG 48), AT SEA

09.27.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory Booth 

U.S. Navy           

The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) and a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), in support of Operation Martillo, intercept more than 875 pounds of cocaine being smuggled in conjunction with a fishing boat while on routine patrol off the coast of Central America. A joint agency task force headquartered in Key West, Fla., conducts overall coordination of counter-drug patrols and surveillance in the eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cory Booth/Released)

• Date Taken: 09.27.2014
• Date Posted: 11.25.2014 20:34
• Photo ID: 1677893
• VIRIN: 140927-N-AG657-114
• Resolution: 2330x3500
• Size: 1.02 MB
• Location: USS VANDEGRIFT (FFG 48), AT SEA