NORTH ARABIAN GULF--Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Wittman, a boatswains mate, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Crawford, a gunners mate, conduct rescue swimmer training in the North Arabian Gulf, Aug. 16. Both Wittman and Crawford are stationed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Maui (WPB 1304) currently deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Maui is conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the gulf as apart of Combined Task Force 158. MSO help set the conditions for security and stability in the North Arabian Gulf and protect Iraq's sea-based infrastructure to help provide the Iraqi people the opportunity for self-determination. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ltjg. Peter Lang.
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