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    Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) 2016 [Image 313 of 479]

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    A military or law enforcement operator in full tactical gear is climbing a ladder from an inflatable rigid-hull boat (RHIB) up onto a larger vessel, likely during a maritime boarding operation. The photo is taken from above, looking down at the climber with the open ocean visible in the background. Additional personnel in tactical gear are visible in the RHIB below.

    PACIFIC OCEAN

    10.11.2016

    Photo by Chief Petty Officer Jay Pugh 

    U.S. Navy           

    161011-N-YU572-181
    PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 11, 2016) Petty Officer 3rd Class Raymond Au, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92), and Coast Guardsmen, assigned to Coast Guard District 14 Law Enforcement Detachment, embark a rigid inflatable boat (RHIB) in preparation to board merchant fishing vessels for inspection as part of Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI). The guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance (DDG 111), USS Decatur (DDG 73) and Momsen are deployed in support of maritime security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific as part of a U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) under Commander, Destroyer Squadron (CDS) 31. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Jay C. Pugh/Released)

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    Date Taken: 10.11.2016
    Date Posted: 10.15.2016 00:31
    Photo ID: 2922167
    VIRIN: 161011-N-YU572-181
    Resolution: 3000x2282
    Size: 835.09 KB
    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN

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