ASH SHUAIBA, Kuwait (March 23, 2004)-A 25-foot Transportable Security Boat crew from Coast Guard Port Security Unit (PSU) 307, from St. Petersburg, Fla., conducts a joint patrol with the USCGC Baranof, a 110-foot patrol boat from Miami, Fla. PSU 307 is currently deployed to the region to help protect the Port of Ash Shuaiba and coalition ships involved in the largest redeployment of troops and equipment since World War II. The troops and equipment are heading into and out of Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Coast Guard Port Security Units are comprised mostly of reservists and are often deployed overseas to protect strategic ports used by the U.S. Navy and coalition forces. The Coast Guard also has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the Arabian Gulf, including the Baranof, to assist the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet with Maritime Interdiction Operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. USCG Photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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