Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane Performs joint flight operations with French Navy off the coast of Tahiti [Image 5 of 12]

FRENCH POLYNESIA

05.31.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Ensign Junna Castel prepares the flight deck of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) for the approach of a French Navy AS365 Dauphin helicopter in the distance during a joint training exercise between the French Navy Flottille 35F and U.S. Coast Guard off the Coast of Tahiti, French Polynesia, May 31, 2025. Harriet Lane is deployed to Oceania to advance relationships with ally and partner nations to build a more stable, free, open and resilient region with unrestricted, lawful access to the maritime commons. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)

• Date Taken: 05.31.2025
• Date Posted: 06.09.2025 16:26
• Photo ID: 9095830
• VIRIN: 250531-G-BB085-2030
• Resolution: 6987x4658
• Size: 782.42 KB
• Location: PF