Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Hartsell, an avionics electrical technician assigned to the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, poses for a photo, Aug. 23, 2024, aboard the flight deck of Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba (WMEC 907) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Vice Adm. Nathan Moore, Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander, and Master Chief Charlie Salls, Atlantic Area command master chief, paid tribute to the crew’s operational excellence during a visit to the cutter at Port Everglades, where crew members were offloading approximately $50 million in seized drugs. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard)