USCGC Steadfast conducts counter narcotics patrol in Eastern Pacific [Image 2 of 3]

USPACOM, AT SEA

08.20.2016

Photo by Capt. Aaron Moshier 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

PACIFIC OCEAN – Crewmembers from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast intercept a fishing vessel suspected of participating in illegal narcotics trafficking during a patrol of the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Saturday, August 20, 2016. The 210-foot cutter, homeported in Astoria, Ore., was deployed on a 62-day counter narcotics patrol in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South (JIATF-S). Operation Martillo is a joint, interagency and multinational collaborative effort to deny transnational criminal organizations air and maritime access to the littoral regions of the Central American isthmus. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 08.20.2016
• Date Posted: 09.16.2016 13:53
• Photo ID: 2856534
• VIRIN: 160820-G-XX123-001
• Resolution: 948x768
• Size: 140.13 KB
• Location: USPACOM, AT SEA