A crewman stands atop the cabin of a PB Mark III patrol boat tied up to the barge Wimbrown 7 during a pause in operations. The barge is heavily armed, carrying, from lower to upper right, an M-2 .50-calober machine gun, a Mark 2 81mm mortar, and a Mark 19 40mm grenade-launcher. The patrol boat and barge are among the Navy assets being used to provide security for shipping in the gulf. PrimeChanceWimbrown7PatrolBoat

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Photo credit: © PJF Military Collection / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: armed, conflict, forces, military, states, united, war