070603-N-0684R-166 PERSIAN GULF (June 3, 2007) - Visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team members from guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), Coast Guard and Iraqi forces board an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. Preble is conducting Interaction Patrols (IPATS), which are an element of maritime operations and are conducted in Iraqi territorial waters so that commercial shipping and fishing can occur safely in the region. Preble, as part of John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, is conducting maritime operations in the Persian Gulf. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialis
070603-N-0684R-166 PERSIAN GULF (June 3, 2007) - Visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team members from guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), Coast Guard and Iraqi forces board an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. Preble is conducting Interaction Patrols (IPATS), which are an element of maritime operations and are conducted in Iraqi territorial waters so that commercial shipping and fishing can occur safely in the region. Preble, as part of John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, is conducting maritime operations in the Persian Gulf. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ron Reeves (RELEASED) US Navy 070603-N-0684R-166 Visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team members from guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), Coast Guard and Iraqi forces board an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf
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