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Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) transits the Panama Canal, March 12, 2025. Forward’s crew conducted a 79-day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Preston Haigh)

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Tags: PANAMA CANAL, Uscg, JIATF-S, Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911)

Photo by: Petty Officer 2nd Class Preston Haigh | VIRIN: 250312-G-G0100-1001.JPG

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