Djiboutian navy trains on the USS Oak Hill

GULF OF ADEN, USCENTCOM, AT SEA

02.07.2007

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Bailey 

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

Ahmed Daher Djama, Djibouti's senior naval and coast guard officer, trains on climbing a quick-access ladder during visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training near Djibouti, East Africa. Djama, along with Ali Elmi Bouh, Djibouti's head of intelligence, spent the week with USS Oak Hill's (LSD 51) VBSS team training on close quarters combat, intelligence gathering, mission planning, weapons handling and team management. This training is conducted as part of Exercise Image Nautilus. Oak Hill is currently underway as part of the Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) which is on a regularly-scheduled deployment conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation as well as complimenting the counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations. (Official U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nathan A. Bailey)

• Date Taken: 02.07.2007
• Date Posted: 02.14.2007 11:38
• Photo ID: 36077
• VIRIN: 070207-N-5658B-001
• Resolution: 502x754
• Size: 269.51 KB
• Location: GULF OF ADEN, USCENTCOM, AT SEA