USS Whirlwind CO and XO pose for a photo [Image 1 of 3]

PANTEGO, N.C., VICKSBURG, VA., BAHRAIN

05.22.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Victoria Mejicanos 

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

170522-N-XP344-015 MANAMA, Bahrain (May 22, 2017) From left, Lt. James O’Neal, a native of Pantego, N.C. and executive officer (XO) the Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship (PC) USS Whirlwind (PC 11), stands with Lt. Joseph Brisco, a native of Vicksburg, Ms. And commanding officer (CO) of Whirlwind, inside the ship’s bridge. O’Neal and Brisco are the U.S. Navy’s only limited duty officers paired as CO and XO of a ship. Whirlwind is one of 10 PCs forward deployed to Manama, Bahrain, whose mission is coastal patrol and interdiction surveillance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Victoria Kinney)

• Date Taken: 05.22.2017
• Date Posted: 05.24.2017 06:54
• Photo ID: 3416208
• VIRIN: 170522-N-XP344-015
• Resolution: 3648x2432
• Size: 2.63 MB
• Location: PANTEGO, N.C., VICKSBURG, VA., BH