Coast Guard Cutter Tampa returns home following 74-day counter-drug patrol in Eastern Pacific [Image 10 of 15]

PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

04.18.2026

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Hillard 

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

Coast Guard Cutter Tampa (WMEC 902) crew members conduct post-mooring operations at Base Portsmouth, Virginia following a 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)

• Date Taken: 04.18.2026
• Date Posted: 04.19.2026 19:10
• Photo ID: 9625482
• VIRIN: 260418-G-PJ308-1402
• Resolution: 8256x5504
• Size: 5.41 MB
• Location: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, US