Visit, board, search and seizure team members from the guided-missile frigate USS John L. Hall take control of Landing Craft Utility after boarding the vessel by rigid hull inflatable boat. Phoenix Express 2008 is the third annual exercise in a long-term effort to improve regional cooperation and maritime security. The principal aim is to increase interoperability by developing individual and collective maritime proficiencies of participating nations, as well as promoting friendship, mutual understanding and cooperation. Exercises like PE-08 enable participants to advance information sharing which is crucial to maintaining a region free from transnational threats, as well as enhance capability to conduct multinational peacekeeping missions. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Amanda Clayton)
| Date Taken: | 04.17.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 05.11.2012 07:51 |
| Photo ID: | 88288 |
| VIRIN: | 080417-N-6439C-075 |
| Resolution: | 2400x1607 |
| Size: | 377.89 KB |
| Location: | MEDITERRANEAN SEA |
| Web Views: | 39 |
| Downloads: | 8 |
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