Sept. 2, 2026

Four boats in 15 minutes: How HITRON and Coast Guard Cutter Stone pulled off an unprecedented interdiction

Coast Guard helicopter crew and cutter team receive White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Maritime Interdiction of the Year Award for stopping four go-fast vessels and eight smugglers carrying 4,936 kilograms of cocaine.

May 7, 2026

Behind the scenes with HITRON

The Coast Guard’s helicopter interdiction crews had their best year ever.

Aug. 30, 2024

Maturing, making an impact — Coast Guard Intelligence in the 1980s and 1990s

The program’s development over the next two decades had the corollary effect of helping the service’s broader transformation into a more national security-centric and -relevant entity.

Aug. 2, 2024

Raising The White Picket Fence

The 1981 origin of the Coast Guard’s Haitian Migration Interdiction Operations.

Sept. 4, 2023

“What other crazy things can I do out here that I would never get to do anywhere else?” — Why Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Davis serves at sea  

This is the sixth in a series of articles where cuttermen discuss why they go to sea.  

Sept. 1, 2023

The Long Blue Line: The infamous James Alderman and redemption of CG-249 100 years ago

The next morning, they would return to Fort Lauderdale and resume the grind of chasing rum runners. 

Sept. 14, 2022

HITRON received recognition at 2021 U.S. Interdiction Coordinator Awards 

A seasoned crew faced a challenging drug interdiction in the Caribbean Sea.