The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617) poses for a photo with contraband seized or transferred aboard the cutter during a deployment in the Caribbean Sea, Aug. 16, 2025. Vigilant’s crew conducted a two-month, maritime border security patrol in the Windward Passage and Caribbean Sea to protect America’s maritime borders and prevent illicit drug smuggling in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)