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    MSRON 8 Sailors Conduct Training in Gulf of Tadjoura [Image 20 of 21]

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    A military or coast guard personnel in camouflage uniform and tan cap leans over the side of a vessel to assist three individuals in the water who are wearing red inflatable life vests. The individuals in the water appear to be reaching toward the boat hull, with one person grasping the vessel's side. This appears to be a water rescue drill or man-overboard recovery exercise.

    GULF OF TADJOURA, DJIBOUTI

    02.16.2021

    Photo by Senior Airman Morgan Brown 

    Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

    GULF OF TADJOURA, Djibouti (Feb. 16, 2021) U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 1sr Class Travis Nelson from Stratford, Conn., and assigned to Maritime Security Squadron 8, pulls Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Michael Rosa, from Monroe, N.Y., out of the water into a patrol boat during medical extraction training along the Gulf of Tadjoura shoreline, Feb. 16, 2021. The Maritime Expeditionary Security Force’s primary mission is force protection conducted through fleet support with operations around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan Brown)

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    Date Taken: 02.16.2021
    Date Posted: 02.20.2021 03:08
    Photo ID: 6524915
    VIRIN: 210216-F-VI407-1334
    Resolution: 3300x4944
    Size: 916.15 KB
    Location: GULF OF TADJOURA, DJ
    Hometown: MONROE, NEW YORK, US
    Hometown: STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, US
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