UNITED STATES 05.25.2025 Photo by Seaman Joseph Sitter DoD Southern Border

Members of a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment conduct a small-arms live fire exercise with the Glock 47 service pistol and Gisselle mark 18 service rifle on the flight deck of the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), while underway in the Pacific Ocean, May 25, 2025. Charleston is employed under U.S. Northern Command’s maritime homeland defense authorities with a Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment embarked to enable maritime interdiction missions to prevent the flow of illegal drugs and other illegal activity. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland Security to provide additional military forces and capabilities at the southern border. 

UNITED STATES 05.25.2025 Photo by Seaman Joseph Sitter DoD Southern Border]

Members of a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment stand by to board the Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) while conducting small boat operations onboard the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), underway in the Pacific Ocean, May 21, 2025. Charleston is employed under U.S. Northern Command’s maritime homeland defense authorities with a Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment embarked to enable maritime interdiction missions to prevent the flow of illegal drugs and other illegal activity. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland Security to provide additional military forces and capabilities at the southern border.

UNITED STATES 05.25.2025 Photo by Seaman Joseph Sitter DoD Southern Border