Petty Officer 2nd Class Alex Lecher, an avionics electrical technician stationed at Air Station Barbers Point, monitors the surveillance equipment aboard an HC-130 Hercules airplane while on patrol in the Eastern Pacific, Jan. 25, 2016. Military patrol aircraft search for drug traffickers around the clock in an attempt to reduce illegal drug activity in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Melissa E. McKenzie/Released)