Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley | U.S. Coast Guard District 11 | 04.17.2025
Petty Officer 3rd Class Kamiah Olsen hands over a line to Petty Officer 2nd Class Nolan Cooney while tying the 35-foot Long-Range Interceptor II to a suspected drug smuggling vessel prior to prepping the smuggling vessel to be sunk as a hazard to navigation following an interdiction in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, April 17, 2025. Smuggling vessels are sunk by the U.S. Coast Guard because they......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 04.17.2025
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) crewmembers stack bales of seized cocaine on the bow of the cutter’s 35-foot Long-Range Interceptor II for processing during a law enforcement operation while patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean, April 17, 2025. From the U.S. Western States to the Indo-Pacific, and from the Arctic to Antarctica, U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area cutters and personnel......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 04.17.2025
Petty Officer 3rd Class Luke Thomas, a machinery technician aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756), helps bring bales of seized cocaine aboard the Kimball during a law enforcement operation while patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean, April 17, 2025. The U.S. Coast Guard provides enduring value in service to the American people as the world’s premier maritime law enforcement......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 04.17.2025
Members of Tactical Law Enforcement Team South (TACLET) and crewmembers from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) transfer 68 bales of cocaine weighing approximately 2,280 kilograms from an interdicted suspected drug smuggling vessel after law enforcement operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, April 17, 2025. TACLET teams deploy around the world to combat narcotics smuggling, aiding......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 04.17.2025
Crewmembers from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) and Tactical Law Enforcement Team South (TACLET) pose for a photo aboard a seized suspected drug smuggling vessel while patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean, April 17, 2025. The demand for U.S. Coast Guard capabilities, authorities, and presence is critical in securing the U.S. maritime border and approaches. (U.S. Coast Guard photo......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 04.17.2025
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) crewmembers transfer over 2,280 kilograms of cocaine interdicted by the crews while patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean after a multi-phase law enforcement operation, April 17, 2025. The U.S. Coast Guard is increasing presence in key areas to secure the U.S. maritime border against the flow of cocaine, fentanyl and other illegal drugs. (U.S. Coast......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 04.17.2025
Petty Officer 3rd Class Linnea Guldbeck, a boatswain’s Mate attached to Maritime Safety and Security Team Los Angeles/Long Beach (MSST LA/LB) frisks a suspected drug smuggler on the fantail of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) after a law enforcement interdiction while patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean, April 17, 2025. MSST crew members engage in multiple maritime missions around......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 04.17.2025
Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Trees, a precision marksman, and Lt. Cmdr. Nicole Garrett, a pilot with the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) Jacksonville, finish pre-flight inspections on the MH-65 Dolphin helicopter before conducting law enforcement operations while patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean, April 17, 2025. HITRON is the Coast Guard’s single provider of......
