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Aboard a PBR Mark 2 riverine patrol boat, a cameraman grasps the flag mast for stability as he attempts to film while the boat is underway. The patrol boat is among the Navy assets being used to provide security for US-flagged shipping in the gulf
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Country: Persian Gulf
Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Smith
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
01/01/1989
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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