Seaman Michael A. Joiner, 21, leaps onto to the ladder of the tanker ship Elona with help from Boatswain 3rd Class Shawn Carman, 26, both boarding team members from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, homeported in Alameda, Ca. Coast Guard boarding teams searched vessels in the Persian Gulf region for weapons, terrorists and Iraqi personnel in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. US Coast Guard Art Program 2005 Collection, Ob ID # 200523, "Coast Guard Boarding Team in the Gulf," Thomas Picard, watercolor, 20 x 30
