Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) crew perform a takeoff from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) flight deck in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Feb. 24, 2023. Active is operating as part of Joint Interagency Task Force South, whose primary mission is to interdict drugs and migrants and to protect the U.S. Southern Border from terrorist and criminal activity. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Upshaw).