ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 5, 2004)--LT. Carmen DeGeorge, 28, commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak stands watch on the flying bridge. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson