A precision marksman assigned to the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) displays a recovered ammunition round used to disable the engine of a suspected drug smuggling vessel while underway aboard Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Aug. 31, 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)