The crews of the U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class national security cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753) and the Guardia Costiera (Italian coast guard) Dattilo-class offshore patrol vessel Ubaldo Diciotti (CP 941) conduct simulated search and rescue exercises and helicopter hoist operations in the Mediterranean Sea, April 23, 2021.

Hamilton is on a routine deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.

Photo courtesy of: Lt. Andrew Breen U.S. Coast Guard