A US Navy (USN) Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) carrying a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team returns to the USN Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS PREBLE (DDG 88), returns after conducting a Maritime Interception Operation (MIO) on a merchant vessel traveling through the Northern Persian Gulf. MIOs contribute to security and stability at sea and in the littorals. VBSS teams from the US and coalition forces conduct compliant boarding in order to prevent terrorist attacks, illegal smuggling and for protection both shipping and the environment. The PREBLE, home ported in San Diego, California (CA), is assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group 3 (ESG-3) in support...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: A US Navy (USN) Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) carrying a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team returns to the USN Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS PREBLE (DDG 88), returns after conducting a Maritime Interception Operation (MIO) on a merchant vessel traveling through the Northern Persian Gulf. MIOs contribute to security and stability at sea and in the littorals. VBSS teams from the US and coalition forces conduct compliant boarding in order to prevent terrorist attacks, illegal smuggling and for protection of both shipping and the environment. The PREBLE, home ported in San Diego, California (CA), is assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group 3 (ESG-3) in support of the sovereign government of Iraq.

Country: Persian Gulf

Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David C. Loyd, Usn

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files