030618-N-9251B-072 The Pacific Ocean (Jun. 18, 2003) -- A boarding team member from the guided missile frigate USS McInerney (FFG 8) performs a security search of USS O'Bannon (DD 987) Sailor, Gunner's Mate 3rd Class James H. Sanders. Petty Officer Sanders is posing as a merchant crewmember during a Maritime Interdiction Operation (MIO) training evolution onboard O'Bannon. O'Bannon and McInerney are among 19 ships participating in Teamwork South 2003. Teamwork South is a bi-annual multi-national exercise hosted by the Chilean Navy and conducted in Chilean territorial waters to further bolste


030618-N-9251B-072 The Pacific Ocean (Jun. 18, 2003) -- A boarding team member from the guided missile frigate USS McInerney (FFG 8) performs a security search of USS O'Bannon (DD 987) Sailor, Gunner's Mate 3rd Class James H. Sanders. Petty Officer Sanders is posing as a merchant crewmember during a Maritime Interdiction Operation (MIO) training evolution onboard O'Bannon. O'Bannon and McInerney are among 19 ships participating in Teamwork South 2003. Teamwork South is a bi-annual multi-national exercise hosted by the Chilean Navy and conducted in Chilean territorial waters to further bolster a robust relationship and mutual understanding in the region. It offers a unique opportunity to maintain a consistent training environment in the region as well as a continued multi-national commitment to hemispheric defense and coalition. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Marthaellen L. Ball. (RELEASED) US Navy 030618-N-9251B-072 A boarding team member from the guided missile frigate USS McInerney (FFG 8) performs a security search of USS O'Bannon (DD 987) Sailor, Gunner's Mate 3rd Class James H. Sanders


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