U.S. Coast Guard tactical team members, Sailors, and Marines exit an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9, on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), after a right of visit boarding operation while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 7, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo)
| Date Taken: | 01.07.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 01.08.2026 17:25 |
| Photo ID: | 9472205 |
| VIRIN: | 260107-N-XE013-2050 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 3.71 MB |
| Location: | ATLANTIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 176 |
| Downloads: | 15 |
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