Coast Guard Cutter Forward conducts drug interdiction operations during 60-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea
Coast Guard Cutter Forward’s (WMEC 911) small boat crew transits back to the cutter following a personnel transfer with the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous (WMEC 625), July 15, while underway in the Caribbean Sea. Forward conducted a 60-day Caribbean Sea patrol to interdict illegal drugs and apprehend suspected smugglers on the high seas in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)