Onboard a patrol boat, an Italan Marne, wth a Beretta 5.56 mm SC70/90 assault rfle, from the Italan Maestrale class frgate, ITS SCIROCCO (F 573), n the background, sets securty for hs team to safely board a local cargo dhow to conduct a search of the vessel. SCIROCCO, along wth an AB212ASW helcopter, remans close by to provde addtonal securty and gudance to the boardng team. The multnatonal Combned Task Force 150 (CTF-150) establshed to montor, nspect, board, and stop suspect shppng to pursue the war on terrorsm, and ncludes operatons currently takng place n the North Araba Sea to support Operaton IRAQI FREEDOM. Countres contrbutng to CTF-150 currently...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: Onboard a patrol boat, an Italian Marine, with a Beretta 5.56 mm SC70/90 assault rifle, from the Italian Maestrale class frigate, ITS SCIROCCO (F 573), in the background, sets security for his team to safely board a local cargo dhow to conduct a search of the vessel. SCIROCCO, along with an AB212ASW helicopter, remains close by to provide additional security and guidance to the boarding team. The multinational Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) established to monitor, inspect, board, and stop suspect shipping to pursue the war on terrorism, and includes operations currently taking place in the North Arabia Sea to support Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Countries contributing to CTF-150 currently include Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Pakistan, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States.

Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Country: Gulf Of Oman

Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Bart Bauer, USN

Release Status: Released to Public
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