Petty Officer 3rd Class Ruebin Daylopez, assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 4, stands the forward security watch on a 34-foot patrol boat as part of a security escort for the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) as it pulls into port at Manama, Bahrain, Nov. 1. CRS-4 is currently deployed to Bahrain in support of Commander, Task Group (CTG) CTG conducts maritime security operations to ensure freedom of movement for strategic shipping and naval vessels operating in the inshore and coastal areas of the 5th Fleet area of operations.

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