Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Castelletti, a boatswain’s mate aboard the USCGC Active (WMEC 618), uses binoculars to monitor traffic while patrolling off the coast of San Diego, Mar. 18, 2024. The Active’s crew returned home to Port Angeles, Washington, May 3, 2024, after completing a 54-day multi-mission patrol supporting Joint Interagency Task Force-South’s (JIATF-S) counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ens. Thomas Gehman.