Members of the U.S. Coast Guard's Patrol Forces Southwest Asia conduct container climbing during a visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) demonstration at their training facility in Manama, Bahrain, Sept. 6. PATFORSWA makes up part of the coalition forces that conduct Maritime Security Operations in the Persian Gulf. Maritime security operations help set the conditions for security and stability in the North Arabian Gulf and protect Iraq�s sea-based infrastructure to help provide the Iraqi people the opportunity for self-determination.