USCGC Northland returns to home port following 62-day Florida Straits and Windward Passage patrol
Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Blanchette, a machinery technician assigned to USCGC Northland (WMEC 904), poses for a photo with family after the cutter returned home, March 30, 2023 in Portsmouth, Virginia. Northland conducted a 62-day maritime safety and security deployment in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage while patrolling in support of Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast and Operation Vigilant Sentry. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard)