Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Karla Balint and her daughter, left, along with Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Stephanie Figueroa and her daughter, await the return of their loved ones at Base Portsmouth, Virginia, April 18, 2026. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa's (WMEC 902) crew conducted a 74-day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South and Operation Pacific Viper. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Hillard)