CARIBBEAN SEA - U.S. Navy Sailors and U.S. Coast Guardsmen aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) lower contraband down to a rigid-hull inflatable boat attached to the U.S. Coast Guard Famous-class medium endurance cutter USCGC Northland (WMEC 904) during a contraband transfer in the Caribbean Sea June 21, 2025. U.S. Navy assets are deployed under U.S. Northern Command's maritime homeland defense authorities with a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment embarked to enable maritime interdiction missions to prevent the flow of illegal drugs and other illegal activity. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland Security to provide additional military forces and capabilities at the southern border. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonathan Word)
Date Taken: | 06.20.2025 |
Date Posted: | 06.23.2025 15:27 |
Photo ID: | 9127630 |
VIRIN: | 250621-N-BT677-1088 |
Resolution: | 5533x3689 |
Size: | 5.32 MB |
Location: | CARIBBEAN SEA |
Web Views: | 16 |
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