U.S. Coast Guard and Law Enforcement Tactical Team members, Sailors, and Marines prepare to board an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9, from the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) ahead of a right of visit boarding while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 7, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo)