210514-N-WU807-1029 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 14, 2021) A member of Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 104 descends a pilot’s ladder to a rigid-hull inflatable boat alongside Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), May 14. Charleston is part of the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI), a Secretary of Defense initiative leveraging Department of Defense assets transiting the region to increase the Coast Guard's maritime domain awareness, ultimately supporting its maritime law enforcement operation in Oceania.

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Keywords: 18, charleston, combat, lcs, littoral, omsi, ship, uss