Sailors take up positions aboard HNLMS Evertsen as marines are deployed on WFP ships. HNLMS Evertsen is tasked with protecting ships of the UN World Food Program off the coast of Somalia where piracy is rampant these days.
PERSIAN GULF, The visit, board, search, and seizure team assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) embarks a rigid hull inflatable boat prior to boarding a motor vessel in the southern Persian Gulf. Pearl Harbor is part of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason Thompson (Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 15, 2008) Sailors assigned to the visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) approach the ship in a rigid hull inflatable boat during a training evolution. McCain is one of seven Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Byron C. Linder (Released)
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 16,2008) The visit, board, search, and seizure team assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) conducts boarding exercises aboard the Training Support Vessel Prevail (TSV-1) during the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group composite unit training exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX provides a realistic training environment to ensure the strike group is capable and ready for its upcoming scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Erik Hoffmann (Released)
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (March 26, 2008) Visit, board, search, and seizure (<span class="highlight"><font color="#ff0000">VBSS</font></span>) team members assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93), breach a door during non-compliant boarding training aboard the decommissioned amphibious transporting dock ship USS Duluth (LPD 6). The training served as an opportunity to evaluate the ship's ability to conduct boarding procedures and tactics in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl (Released)
The visit, board, search and seizure team conducts maritime interdiction operations during an Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, July 12, 2008. The team is assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Flordeliz Valerio
Sailors from the USS CHUNG HOON Boarding Party board HMAS SUCCESS during a boarding party training day with the Boarding Party from HMAS ANZAC as part of the extensive combined operations at sea for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2008.
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Sailors from the USS CHUNG HOON boarding team clear the decks of HMAS SUCCESS during a boarding party training day as part of the extensive combined operations at sea for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2008.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 21, 2008) The visit, board, search, and seizure team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) board the USNS Hunter (8202) to conduct a boarding exercise from a rigid hull inflatable boat. Vella Gulf is participating in Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 08-4 as a part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chad R. Erdmann/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 21, 2008) Members of the visit, board, search, and seizure team aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), prepare to conduct a boarding exercise with the Training Support Vessel Prevail (TSV-1). Ramage is participating in Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 08-4 as a part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky/Released)
A sailor from the USS CHUNG HOON Boarding Party provides cover for his team members as they board HMAS SUCCESS during a boarding party training day with the Boarding Party from HMAS ANZAC as part of the extensive combined operations at sea for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2008.
A sailor from the USS CHUNG HOON Boarding Party prepares to board HMAS SUCCESS during a boarding party training day with the Boarding Party from HMAS ANZAC as part of the extensive combined operations at sea for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2008.