ARABIAN GULF Father Jean Michel Rous, the chaplain of the French anti-missile frigate, the Forbin (F160) offers the sacrament of communion to Lt. Brian P. Dougherty during a Catholic mass on board the aircraft carrier USS George Bush (CVN 77). The George Bush Carrier Strike Group is deployed in the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation an the free flow of commerce in the region.

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