The crew of the USCGC Valiant (WMEC 621) trains with a Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron while on deployment in the Caribbean Sea, Jan. 7, 2023. During the deployment, Valiant’s crew supported Operation Vigilant Sentry in the Coast Guard’s Seventh District area of operations by working to detect, deter and intercept unsafe and illegal migrant ventures bound for the United States. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. James Hall)