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Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, who returned to their homeport of Alameda April 13, 2014, after a 97-day deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean, work together to move a electrical shore tie into place. Since departing Jan. 6, Stratton completed a 22,000-mile patrol in support of joint counter-drug operations off the coast of California and in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas McKenzie)
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, who returned to their homeport in Alameda April 13, 2014, after a 97-day deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean, work together to move a electrical shore tie into place. Since departing Jan. 6, Stratton completed a 22,000-mile patrol in support of joint counter-drug operations off the coast of California and in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas McKenzie)
Friends and family wait to greet their loved ones aboard the Coast Guard Stratton as it returns to homeport in Alameda, April 13, 2014. Since departing Jan. 6, Stratton completed a 22,000-mile patrol in support of joint counter-drug operations off the coast of California and in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas McKenzie)