USS Firebolt Makes Port Visit to Iraq [Image 4 of 6]

UMM QASR, IRAQ

08.12.2008

Photo by Lt. Nathan Christensen 

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

Royal navy sailors from the Naval Transition Command help provide security in Umm Qasr Iraq during a small boat tour of the port. Rear Adm. Thomas Cropper, Deputy Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, along with other U.S., Iraqi and Royal Navy personnel tour the port of Umm Qasr in an Iraqi small boat during Iraqi navy day celebrations. Cropper visited the Iraqi naval base to interact with senior Iraqi navy leadership, further enhance coalition cooperation with the Iraqi navy and reinforce the strong ties that exist between the countries' two navies.

• Date Taken: 08.12.2008
• Date Posted: 08.13.2008 12:04
• Photo ID: 108373
• VIRIN: 080813-N-5068C-004
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 1.8 MB
• Location: UMM QASR, IQ