030129-N-5319A-002 Central Command Area of Responsibility (Jan. 29, 2003) -- A Navy SEAL (Sea, Air, and Land) feeds chum to Zak, a 375-pound California sea lion, shows his teeth during one of many training swims taking place in the Central Command AOR. Zak is participating in the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center’s, Shallow Water Intruder Detection System (SWIDS) program. Zak has been trained to locate swimmers near piers, ships, and other objects in the water considered suspicious and a possible threat to military forces in the area. SWIDS program has been deployed as part of the


030129-N-5319A-002 Central Command Area of Responsibility (Jan. 29, 2003) -- A Navy SEAL (Sea, Air, and Land) feeds chum to Zak, a 375-pound California sea lion, shows his teeth during one of many training swims taking place in the Central Command AOR. Zak is participating in the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center’s, Shallow Water Intruder Detection System (SWIDS) program. Zak has been trained to locate swimmers near piers, ships, and other objects in the water considered suspicious and a possible threat to military forces in the area. SWIDS program has been deployed as part of the continued effort to support missions under Operation Enduring Freedom. Navy Photograph by Photographers Mate First Class Brien Aho. (RELEASED) US Navy 030129-N-5319A-002 Shallow Water Intruder Detection System (SWIDS) program


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