CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 15, 2023) A boat from the U.S. Coast Guard cutter (USCGC) Vigilant (WMEC-617) conducts a joint operation with the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) to interdict a drug smuggling vessel in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 15, 2023. Vigilant's crew disrupted illegal narcotics smuggling, interdicting more than 5,600 pounds of illicit drugs. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Mann)