KEY WEST, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, (May 26, 2026) - Sailors man the rails on the forecastle aboard the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) as the ship prepares to enter port in Key West, Fla. U.S. Navy assets are deployed under U.S. Northern Command’s maritime interdiction missions to prevent the flow of illegal drugs and other illicit activity. U.S. Northern Command is working side-by-side with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection within narrowly defined authorities to provide unique military capabilities to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border. (Dept. of War photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sang Kim)