070219-N-0684R-076 North Arabian Sea (Feb. 19, 2007) Ð GunnerÕs Mate 2nd Class Daniel Fisher covers the back portion of the ship as the rest of his team ascends a ladder during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) drill aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54). VBSS teams are used to board foreign vessels and help pressurize the maritime environment, which disrupts and deters terrorists from using the sea as a venue or enabler for terrorist activity. Antietam, as part of the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, is on a scheduled deployment in support o
070219-N-0684R-076 North Arabian Sea (Feb. 19, 2007) Ð GunnerÕs Mate 2nd Class Daniel Fisher covers the back portion of the ship as the rest of his team ascends a ladder during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) drill aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54). VBSS teams are used to board foreign vessels and help pressurize the maritime environment, which disrupts and deters terrorists from using the sea as a venue or enabler for terrorist activity. Antietam, as part of the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, is on a scheduled deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ron Reeves (RELEASED) US Navy 070219-N-0684R-076 Gunners Mate 2nd Class Daniel Fisher covers the back portion of the ship as the rest of his team ascends a ladder during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) drill aboard the Ticonderoga-class gu
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