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    Coast Guard Cutter Tampa returns home following 74-day counter-drug patrol in Eastern Pacific [Image 7 of 15]

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    Coast Guard Cutter Tampa returns home following 74-day counter-drug patrol in Eastern Pacific

    PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    04.18.2026

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Hillard 

    U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

    Robin and Wes Ward pose for a photo while awaiting their loved one at Base Portsmouth, Virginia following Coast Guard Cutter Tampa's (WMEC 902) 74-day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, April 18, 2026. In support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South and Operation Pacific Viper, Tampa's crew worked alongside additional Coast Guard units and an embarked Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron aviation detachment to interdict nearly $45 million in illicit narcotics. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Hillard)

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    Date Taken: 04.18.2026
    Date Posted: 04.19.2026 19:04
    Photo ID: 9625479
    VIRIN: 260418-G-PJ308-1366
    Resolution: 8028x5352
    Size: 7.78 MB
    Location: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, US

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