210503-N-NO842-1067 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 3, 2021) Members from Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 106 embarked aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) make their approach on an 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat to a foreign vessel during an Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) boarding. The OMSI program is a Secretary of Defense program leveraging Department of Defense assets transiting the region to increase the Coast Guard's maritime domain awareness, ultimately supporting its maritime law enforcement operations in Oceania.

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Keywords: c3f, omsi, tulsa, uss