030113-N-3642E-002 Central Command Area of Responsibility (Jan. 13, 2003) -- GunnerÕs Mate 2nd Class Rob Nelson, assigned to USS Valley Forge (CG 50), prepares to assist a fellow inspection team member onto a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) after completing a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) inspection on a cargo ship. Valley Forge is forward deployed and is conducting Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 1st Class Shawn Eklund. (RELEASED) US Navy 030113-N-3642E-002 Gunner%%5Ersquo,s Mate 2nd Class

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030113-N-3642E-002 Central Command Area of Responsibility (Jan. 13, 2003) -- GunnerÕs Mate 2nd Class Rob Nelson, assigned to USS Valley Forge (CG 50), prepares to assist a fellow inspection team member onto a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) after completing a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) inspection on a cargo ship. Valley Forge is forward deployed and is conducting Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 1st Class Shawn Eklund. (RELEASED) US Navy 030113-N-3642E-002 Gunner%%5Ersquo,s Mate 2nd Class Rob Nelson, assigned to USS Valley Forge (CG 50)

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