ARABIAN GULF (May 3, 2017) Ensign Jose Benitez, assigned to USS Mahan (DDG 72), conducts a safety brief with Royal Saudi Navy Sailors on Mahan during visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training with Mahan’s VBSS team in the Arabian Gulf during Exercise Nautical Union 17. Nautical Union is a bilateral multi-dimensional exercise between the and The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which promotes interoperability, cross-training and maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region.

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