The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell returned home to San Diego, Nov. 20, 2012, after a nearly three-month deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean. During the two and a half-month deployment the 44-year-old Boutwell interdicted a drug smuggling vessel, seized approximately 1,300 pounds of cocaine, took five suspected smugglers into custody and participated in a joint community relations event with the Costa Rican coast guard teaming up to rehabilitate a local school including debris removal, building maintenance and landscaping.
 The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell returns home to San Diego, Nov. 20, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Henry Dunphy. |
 SAN DIEGO – Families and friends wait for their loved ones aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell to arrive home in San Diego, Nov. 20, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Gawrelli. |
 SAN DIEGO – Petty Officer 1st Class Derek Shay, a machinery technician aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, greets his 23-month old son, Koa, and wife, Karen, after returning to San Diego, Nov. 20, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Gawrelli. |
 SAN DIEGO – Petty Officer 2nd Class Dwayne Uhrig, an electronics technician aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, hugs and kisses his daughters, five-year-old Aubrie and two-year-old Ella, after returning to San Diego, Nov. 20, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Gawrelli. |
