Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley | U.S. Coast Guard District 11 | 04.24.2025
Crew members aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) stage pallets of cocaine to be transferred during a drug offload event in San Diego, April 24, 2025. Kimball was able to seize over $214 milllion dollars worth of cocaine during their patrol of the Eastern Pacific Ocean.(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley | U.S. Coast Guard District 11 | 04.24.2025
Boatswain's Mates from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) prepare a pallet of cocaine to be lifted off the ship during a drug offload event in San Diego, April 24, 2025. The Kimball's crew completed the offload after interdicting four suspected drug smuggling vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley | U.S. Coast Guard District 11 | 04.24.2025
Crewmembers aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) package and prepare pallets of cocaine for transfer after a drug offload event April 24, 2025. The Kimball's counterdrug force package is comprised of a number of assets including the MH-65 Dolphin helicopter which is used during narcotics operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley | U.S. Coast Guard District 11 | 04.24.2025
Captain Robert Kinsey, Commanding Officer of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) speaks at a press conference during a drug offload event in San Diego April 24, 2025. Multiple U.S. agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security, collaborate in the effort to combat transnational organized crime. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley | U.S. Coast Guard District 11 | 04.24.2025
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) crew members, Tactical Law Enforcement Team South, U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Los Angeles/Long Beach, Navy, Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron Jacksonville all stand at attention during an all hands event during a drug offload in San Diego April 24, 2025. The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball’s crew and their partners can......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley | U.S. Coast Guard District 11 | 04.24.2025
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Anthony Tipton salutes Rear Admiral Joanna Hiigel during a drug offload event in San Diego April 24, 2025. The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball’s crew can operate in the most demanding open ocean environments, and the vast approaches of the Southern Pacific, where significant narcotics trafficking occurs. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley | U.S. Coast Guard District 11 | 04.24.2025
Crew Members from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) gather around Rear Admiral Joanna Hiigel as she speaks during an offload event on the flight deck of the ship April 24, 2025, in San Diego.The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball is one of two legend-class national security cutters homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga | U.S. Coast Guard District 11 PADET Los Angeles | 04.24.2025
Crew members from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) stack bales of interdicted illegal drugs on the flight deck to prepare for offload in San Diego, April 24, 2025. The crew members seized the narcotics in the Eastern Pacific during counter-narcotic patrols. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga)...
