The tie-down team from the Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 901) recovers an embarked Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during flight operations in the Southern Caribbean Sea, April 27, 2026. The Bear's crew regularly deploys with HITRON aircrews to provide precision, airborne use-of-force capabilities to intercept non-compliant vessels in known drug-transit zones. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kimberly Treece)