USS STOUT (DDG 55) IRAQI NAVY BILATERAL EXERCISE DEPLOYMENT 2016 [Image 140 of 260]

ARABIAN GULF

08.15.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William Dodge 

U.S. Navy           

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 15, 2016) From left to right, the U.S. Coast Guard Island-class patrol cutters USCGC Monomoy (WPB 1326) and USCGC Wrangell (WPB 1332), the U.S. Navy Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Monsoon (PC 4), the Iraqi navy Swift Boat (P-311) and the Iraqi navy Al Basra-class offshore support vessel Al Basra (OSV 401) transit the Arabian Gulf with the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55), not shown, as part of a Commander, Task Force 55 bilateral exercise. The U.S. participates in bilateral exercises with partner nations routinely to build and strengthen interoperability throughout the region. Commander, Task Force 55 controls surface forces including U.S. Navy patrol crafts and U.S. Coast Guard patrol boats throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bill Dodge)

• Date Taken: 08.15.2015
• Date Posted: 08.19.2016 00:07
• Photo ID: 2803056
• VIRIN: 160815-N-GP524-355
• Resolution: 5108x3648
• Size: 1.02 MB
• Location: ARABIAN GULF