Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf crewmembers conduct counterdrug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean [Image 3 of 55]

PACIFIC OCEAN

03.04.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Masaschi      

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

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 Eastern Pacific Ocean, March 3, 2018. Helicopter Interdiction aircrews routinely deploy aboard Coast Guard Cutters operating in known drug-trafficking zones to provide airborne use of force and reconnaissance during law enforcement boardings. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew S. Masaschi

• Date Taken: 03.04.2018
• Date Posted: 06.27.2018 18:44
• Photo ID: 4518487
• VIRIN: 180303-G-DX668-1159
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 6.26 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN
• Hometown: ALAMEDA, CA, US