050629-N-4309A-157 Persian Gulf (June 29, 2005) Ð Coast Guard Machinery Technician 3rd Class Sean Durgin, assigned to the cutter USCGC Aquidneck (WPB-1309), peers in a cargo hold on an Iraqi fishing dhow near the Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT). Aquidneck and the guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) are combining efforts under Coalition Task Force Five Eight (CTF-58) in support of maritime security operations (MSO) by conducting security support for the Iraqi oil platforms. MSO deny international terrorists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport person


050629-N-4309A-157 Persian Gulf (June 29, 2005) Ð Coast Guard Machinery Technician 3rd Class Sean Durgin, assigned to the cutter USCGC Aquidneck (WPB-1309), peers in a cargo hold on an Iraqi fishing dhow near the Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT). Aquidneck and the guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) are combining efforts under Coalition Task Force Five Eight (CTF-58) in support of maritime security operations (MSO) by conducting security support for the Iraqi oil platforms. MSO deny international terrorists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons, or other material. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Aaron Ansarov (RELEASED) US Navy 050629-N-4309A-157 Coast Guard Machinery Technician 3rd Class Sean Durgin, assigned to the cutter USCGC Aquidneck (WPB-1309), peers in a cargo hold on an Iraqi fishing dhow


Size: 1939px × 1288px
Photo credit: © PJF Military Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: al, aquidneck, armed, basrah, conflict, forces, freedom, iraqi, maritime, military, oil, operation, operations, security, states, terminal, united, uscg, war