U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball interdicts drug smuggling vessel in Eastern Pacific Ocean [Image 2 of 8]

PACIFIC OCEAN

04.17.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Trees, a precision marksman, and Lt. Cmdr. Nicole Garrett, a pilot with the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) Jacksonville, finish pre-flight inspections on the MH-65 Dolphin helicopter before conducting law enforcement operations while patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean, April 17, 2025. HITRON is the Coast Guard’s single provider of forward-deployed airborne use of force aviation detachments across Western Hemisphere narcotics transit zones. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)

• Date Taken: 04.17.2025
• Date Posted: 05.01.2025 12:09
• Photo ID: 8983647
• VIRIN: 250417-G-BB085-1011
• Resolution: 7457x4971
• Size: 2.34 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN