Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) aircrew personnel embarked aboard Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) display airborne use of force weapons from behind three bullet-damaged outboard engine cowlings in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Aug. 28, 2025. On Aug. 25, HITRON used airborne use of force to stop the non-compliant vessel, marking the unit’s 1,000th drug interdiction since the unit’s inception in 1999, which resulted in Midgett crew members seizing approximately 3,606 pounds of suspected cocaine worth an estimated $46 million and apprehending six suspected narco-traffickers. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)