USNI News Top Stories 2020: U.S. Coast Guard January 4, 2021 7:05 AM An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew based out of Air Station Kodiak and deployed aboard Cutter Alex Haley, prepares for a helicopter in-flight refueling at sea evolution with the cutter crew during a search and rescue case near Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. US Coast Guard Photo This post is part of a series of stories looking back at the top naval news from 2020. This year saw the Coast Guard conducting numerous counter-drug operations as the Trump administration increased its focus on anti-drug missions in U.S. Southern Command. As each service grappled with how to handle the coronavirus pandemic, the Coast Guard continued its narcotics seizures in U.S. Southern Command.