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Coast Guard crew members fire pyrotechnics from a boat at night.

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Crew members assigned to the Coast Guard cutter Vigilant operate pyrotechnics during a training exercise in the Florida Straits, Feb. 10, 2023. The Vigilant is on patrol supporting Operation Vigilant Sentry, which aims to deter illegal migration at sea in the Caribbean corridor of the United States.

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