Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast conducts counternarcotics patrol in
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and aircrew from the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) in Jacksonville, Florida, is secured to the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast’s (WMEC 623) flight deck by the cutter’s tie-down crew while patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Feb. 19, 2023. The HITRON helicopter and aircrew deployed aboard the Steadfast during the cutter’s 69-day counternarcotics patrol. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Justin Gaudreau.