Deck crew from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) prepare to lower a small boat alongside in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Feb. 26, 2023. Active is on patrol on behalf of Joint Interagency Task Force South, a multi-agency and multi-national task force whose mission is to detect and deter transnational organized crime from entering the United States, or its partner nations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Upshaw).