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USS Lewis B. Puller Credited With Saving Lives of Rescued Mariners
220105-M-AU949-0166 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 5, 2022) – Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Adam McGreevy, left, Chief Boatswain’s Mate Erick Chavez, center, and Seaman Michael Burkus, right, pose for a photo on a rigid-hull inflatable boat aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) Jan. 5. The Puller deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Victor A. Mancilla)
Jan. 9, 2022 - U.S. Navy personnel serving on expeditionary sea base platform ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) called upon their training and teamwork recently to save injured mariners in the Gulf of Oman...
Readout of Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Vice Adm. Brad Cooper's Video Call with Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General H. E. Dr. Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf
Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, speaks with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General H. E. Dr. Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf during a video call, Jan. 4, reaffirming the U.S. Navy's strong partnership with the six GCC member-nations that border the Arabian Gulf.
Jan. 5, 2022 - Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, spoke with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General H. E. Dr. Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf...
U.S. Navy Ships Interdict Heroin Worth $4 Million with International Task Force
U.S. service members from coastal patrol ship USS Tempest (PC 2) and USS Typhoon (PC 5) interdict a stateless dhow carrying illicit drugs while transiting international waters in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 27. (U.S. Navy photo)
Dec. 30, 2021 - Two U.S. Navy ships seized 385 kilograms of heroin worth approximately $4 million from a stateless fishing vessel transiting the Arabian Sea, Dec. 27...
U.S. Navy Seizes 1,400 Assault Rifles During Illicit Weapons Interdiction
NORTH ARABIAN SEA - Illicit weapons seized from a stateless fishing vessel in the North Arabian Sea are arranged for inventory aboard guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane’s (DDG 77) flight deck, Dec. 21, 2021.
Dec. 22, 2021 - U.S. 5th Fleet ships seized approximately 1,400 AK-47 assault rifles and 226,600 rounds of ammunition from a stateless fishing vessel during a flag verification boarding in accordance with customary international law in the...
U.S. Navy Rescues Mariners Smuggling Illicit Drugs
211215-N-NO146-1004 GULF OF OMAN (Dec. 15, 2021) U.S. Sailors assigned to coastal patrol ship USS Sirocco (PC 6) assist mariners in distress in the Gulf of Oman, Dec. 15.
Dec. 16, 2021 - U.S. Navy personnel rescued five mariners Dec. 15 after a fire caused an explosion aboard their vessel, which was smuggling illicit drugs while transiting the Gulf of Oman...
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GULF OF OMAN (Dec. 15, 2021) Mariners observed pouring containers of liquid on cargo and forward deck prior to fire aboard a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman, Dec. 15. (U.S. Navy Video)
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