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    Coast Guard on the Gulf: Protecting Iraq's Oil Platforms from Modern Day Pi [Image 5 of 5]

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    Multiple military personnel are riding in an orange rigid inflatable boat (RIB) across open water at speed. The personnel are wearing desert camouflage uniforms, boonie hats, tactical vests, and backpacks, consistent with a maritime special operations or patrol mission. The boat is moving at speed, generating a visible wake and spray.

    KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, KUWAIT

    08.28.2006

    Photo by Sgt. Christopher Jones 

    40th Public Affairs Detachment

    KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, Kuwait (26 August 2006) ---Coast Guardsmen leave on a patrol boat to board a supply vessel which is trying to enter Iraq through a river. The Guardsmen are a part of Patrol Forces Southwest Asia, a mission designed to protect both the coastlines of Iraq and Kuwait, as well as the two Iraqi oil platforms off the Iraqi coast.

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    Date Taken: 08.28.2006
    Date Posted: 11.23.2011 11:30
    Photo ID: 28830
    Resolution: 2000x3008
    Size: 780.19 KB
    Location: KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, KW
    Web Views: 126
    Downloads: 19

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    A person is crouched or leaning forward in a dark, confined industrial or mechanical space, examining or working on something illuminated by a small light source. The individual is wearing a harness or safety vest over dark clothing. The environment appears to be a cramped, deteriorating structure with wooden beams and metal components.
    Military or law enforcement personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are conducting what appears to be a maritime boarding operation on a vessel with green and yellow railings. At least three personnel are visible on the deck, with a small orange inflatable boat visible in the background on the water. The foreground figure wears sunglasses, a tactical vest, and a unit patch on the shoulder.
    A person is surrounded by and working among a large quantity of tires wrapped in paper/plastic packaging, branded 'STRADA'. The individual appears to be searching through, inspecting, or moving the stacked tires in what appears to be a cargo hold or storage area. The tires are densely packed and fill nearly the entire frame.
    A U.S. Coast Guard personnel is operating a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) near an offshore oil or gas platform structure. The operator is holding a radio handset and wearing standard Coast Guard gear including a survival vest, desert camouflage uniform, and bucket hat. In the background, a large vessel identified as 'VOYAGER' is visible alongside an industrial marine structure.
    Multiple military personnel are riding in an orange rigid inflatable boat (RIB) across open water at speed. The personnel are wearing desert camouflage uniforms, boonie hats, tactical vests, and backpacks, consistent with a maritime special operations or patrol mission. The boat is moving at speed, generating a visible wake and spray.

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