Coast Guard Cutter Active returns home following a 76-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/19/2023 12:30 PM EDT

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Coast Guard Cutter Active returns home following a 76-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific
04/19/2023 12:03 PM EDT

PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) and crew returned to Port Angeles following a 76-day, 12,000-mile counternarcotics patrol in the equatorial Eastern Pacific Ocean. In February, the cutter and crew departed Port Angeles to operate on behalf of Joint -Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-S), a multi-national and multi-agency task force designed to detect and deter transnational organized criminal activity operating in international waters off the coasts of North and Central America.
Damage Controlman 2nd Class Adrian Villareal (left) and Machinery Technician 2nd Class Tanner Oshiro inventory training supplies aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, March 16, 2023. Active’s engineering crew performed a drill simulating mechanical casualties, which are designed to improve the crew’s response proficiencies. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Upshaw).