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    Elite Special Forces from GCC and U.S. simulate a raid on hijacked tanker [Image 24 of 74]

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    A military helicopter marked 'KAF 556' with Kuwaiti Air Force markings hovers over the deck of a large commercial or military vessel while a personnel rappels down a rope from the aircraft. At least one additional armed personnel is visible on the ship's deck, suggesting a maritime boarding or visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) training exercise. The operation appears to be conducted in calm, clear weather over open blue water.

    KUWAIT

    04.02.2017

    Photo by Master Sgt. Timothy Lawn 

    U.S. Army Central   

    KUWAITI TERRITORIAL WATER, Kuwait - Elite military special operations forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council,  and the U.S. conducted a simulated rapid response to the hijacking of the motor tanker, or oil tanker, the Hadiyah, April 3, in Kuwait territorial waters.
    Special forces teams from the GCC, and U.S. Naval Special Warfare and rigid-hull inflatable boat teams simulated an air and sea-borne rapid insertion, search and seizure of the occupied tanker and its hijackers, and the safe release of the tanker crewmen.
    The raid was a cumulative joint exercise that tested the participants’ tactical skills and abilities to operate cohesively in an operational mission with our GCC partner nations.
    Exercise Eagle Resolve is the premier U.S. multilateral exercise within the Arabian Peninsula. Since 1999, Eagle Resolve has become the leading engagement between the U.S. and GCC nations to collectively address the regional challenges associated with asymmetric warfare in a low-risk setting.

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    Date Taken: 04.02.2017
    Date Posted: 04.06.2017 14:47
    Photo ID: 3289504
    VIRIN: 170403-A-WQ129-1027
    Resolution: 3280x4928
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