The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast prepares to moor up in their home port of Astoria, Ore., Feb. 28, 2015.
The Steadfast crew returned from a successful two-month joint interagency task force deployment on which they crew interdicted approximately $23 million worth of illegal narcotics.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg.
Family members and spouses hold signs at the Astoria pier in Astoria, Ore., as they await the return of their loved ones on the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast, Feb. 28, 2015.
The Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast, a 210-foot medium endurance cutter, has been away from home port for more than two months.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg.
Crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast receive mooring lines as the cutter arrives into their home port of Astoria, Ore., Feb. 28, 2015.
During their two-month patrol, the cutter crew worked with other international agencies to conduct search and rescue and drug interdiction missions.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast displays signs welcoming their loved ones waiting for them at the pier in Astoria, Ore., Feb. 28, 2015.
Nicole Cooksey, a soon to be Coast Guard dependent, and other families were unaware that the cutter crew would be flying such a significant banner.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg.To learn more about the crew's patrol visit: http://goo.gl/oVGW9v