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Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jordan Knutson, from St. Paul, Minn., prepares a rigid-hull inflatable boat to be lowered for maritime interdiction operations in the Eastern Pacific, Aug. 11, 2025. Sampson 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sheryssa Dodard)