USCGC Bear returns Petty Officer 2nd Class Matteo Ventrella, an electronics technician assigned to USCGC Bear (WMEC 901), hugs a family member at the pier in Portsmouth, Va., Feb. 15, 2023. Bear returned home following a 60-day deployment conducting maritime safety and security missions in the Florida Straits.Photo by: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard USCGC Bear returns Petty Officer 1st Class Cory Demery, a maritime enforcement specialist assigned to the USCGC Bear (WMEC 9012), gives an interview to media at the pier in Portsmouth, Va., Feb. 15, 2023. Bear returned home following a 60-day deployment conducting maritime safety and security missions in the Florida Straits.Photo by: Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard USCGC Bear returns Petty Officer 3rd Class Lathan Lane, an information systems technician assigned to USCGC Bear (WMEC 901), poses for a photo with his family at the pier in Portsmouth, Va., Feb. 15, 2023.Bear returned home following a 60-day deployment conducting maritime safety and security missions in the Florida Straits.Photo by: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard USCGC Bear returns Petty Officer 3rd Class Colie Renfroe, a maritime enforcement specialist assigned to USCGC Bear (WMEC 901), poses for a photo after reuniting with his family in Portsmouth, Va., Feb. 15, 2023. Bear returned home following a 60-day deployment conducting maritime safety and security missions in the Florida Straits.Photo by: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard USCGC Bear returns Family members of a USCGC Bear (WMEC 901) crew member pose for a photo on the pier in Portsmouth, Va., Feb. 15, 2023. Bear returned home following a 60-day deployment conducting maritime safety and security missions in the Florida Straits.Photo by: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2020 NWS Yorktown Small Boat Probe/Attack 200204-N-OM854-0141 YORKTOWN, Va. (Feb. 4, 2020) U.S. Naval Security Forces patrol the harbor during a small boat probe and attack drill at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Feb. 4. Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2020 is a two-part, anti-terrorism force protection exercise that is being conducted nationwide on Navy installations, Feb. 3-14, 2020. The annual exercise is not in response to any specific threat, but is used to evaluate the readiness of fleet installation security programs. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Grant. G. Grady/Released)Photo by: Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant Gr/Navy Region Mid-Atlantic USCGC Bear returns USCGC Bear (WMEC 901) and its crew approach the pier in Portsmouth, Va., Feb. 15, 2023. Bear returned home following a 60-day deployment conducting maritime safety and security missions in the Florida Straits.Photo by: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard USCGC Bear returns USCGC Bear (WMEC 901) and its crew approach the pier in Portsmouth, Va., Feb. 15, 2023. Bear returned home following a 60-day deployment to conduct maritime safety and security missions in the Florida Straits.Photo by: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard