U.S. Coast Guard, Iraqi Navy Participate in PASSEX Exercise [Image 2 of 3]

AT SEA

09.27.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class STEVEN HOSKINS 

Expeditionary Combat Camera

160916-N-LW591-051 ARABIAN GULF (Sep. 27, 2016) U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to the Island-class patrol cutter USCGC Maui (WPB-1304) and the Island-class patrol cutter USCGC Wrangell (WPB 1332) board the Iraqi Navy Al Basra-class offshore support vessel Al Basra (OSV 401) 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 Officer1st Class Steven Hoskins)

• Date Taken: 09.27.2016
• Date Posted: 10.05.2016 04:49
• Photo ID: 2898828
• VIRIN: 160916-N-LW591-051
• Resolution: 4096x2720
• Size: 782.73 KB
• Location: AT SEA