050520-N-0000X-002 North Arabian Sea (May 20, 2005) Ð A flag verification boarding team from the Navy guided missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) secures the motor vessel Al Naveed, after seizing 4,200 pounds of hashish, found hidden behind a false bulkhead. A coalition effort involving ships from Commander, Task Force (CTF) 150, under the Coalition Forces Maritime Component Command, led to the seizure while in international waters. Kauffman, part of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), is conducting maritime security operations with coalit
050520-N-0000X-002 North Arabian Sea (May 20, 2005) Ð A flag verification boarding team from the Navy guided missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) secures the motor vessel Al Naveed, after seizing 4,200 pounds of hashish, found hidden behind a false bulkhead. A coalition effort involving ships from Commander, Task Force (CTF) 150, under the Coalition Forces Maritime Component Command, led to the seizure while in international waters. Kauffman, part of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), is conducting maritime security operations with coalition forces in the region, setting the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment. Navy photo (RELEASED) US Navy 050520-N-0000X-002 A flag verification boarding team from the Navy guided missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) secures the motor vessel Al Naveed, after seizing 4,200 pounds of hashish, found hidden behind a false
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