U.S. Coast Guard, Iraqi Navy Participate in PASSEX Exercise [Image 39 of 138]

AT SEA

09.27.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class STEVEN HOSKINS 

U.S. Navy           

160916-N-LW591-036 ARABIAN GULF (Sep. 27, 2016) From left to right, the U.S. Coast Guard Island-class patrol cutter USCGC Maui (WPB-1304), the Iraqi Navy Al Basra-class offshore support vessel Al Basra (OSV 401) and the U.S. Coast Guard Island-class patrol cutter USCGC Wrangell (WPB 1332) transit the Arabian Gulf as part of Combined, Task Force (CTF) 152 Passing Exercise (PASSEX). The U.S. participates in PASSEX exercises with partner nations routinely to build and strengthen interoperability throughout the region. CTF 152 is a multinational naval task force, set up in 2004, to coordinate theater security cooperation activities with regional partners and conducts maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Hoskins)

• Date Taken: 09.27.2016
• Date Posted: 10.07.2016 00:05
• Photo ID: 2903773
• VIRIN: 160916-N-LW591-036
• Resolution: 3832x2613
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• Location: AT SEA