Coast Guard Cutter Tampa returns home following 74-day counter-drug patrol in Eastern Pacific [Image 13 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 Ensign Ryan Laruy, a crew member assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Tampa (WMEC 902), embraces a loved one at the Base Portsmouth pier in Virginia, April 18, 2026. 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)

• Date Taken: 04.18.2026
• Date Posted: 04.19.2026 19:15
• Photo ID: 9625490
• VIRIN: 260418-G-PJ308-1468
• Resolution: 8256x5504
• Size: 9.66 MB
• Location: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, US