UMM QASR, Iraq (May 5, 2003) -- Bags of long grain rice are offloaded from a civilian cargo ship in the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr. The rice is a portion of a shipment of humanitarian aid provided by the government of the United States to the people of Iraq. U.S. Coast Guard crews from Port Security Unit 311 provided waterside security during the offloading. USCG photo by PA1 John Gaffney