In early 2003, the Coast Guard began deploying service members to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Here a U.S. Navy crew member of the H-60 Desert Hawk confers with the co-pilot just prior to take-off from the Navy Cruiser Port Royal in the Northern Arabian Gulf. US Coast Guard Art Program 2007 Collection, Ob ID # 200704, "Desert Hawk Crew," Chris Demarest, watercolor, 15 x 13.5
