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220516-N-TT059-1005 GULF OF OMAN (May 16, 2022) An MH-60R Seahawk from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35, Detachment 1, provides aerial support to an interdiction team from guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) approaching a fishing vessel May 16. The vessel was seized while transiting international waters in the Gulf of Oman.

Littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11), arrives at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, June 25. Sioux City is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

220620-N-NO146-1004 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (June 20, 2022) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) operating in an unsafe and unprofessional manner in close proximity to patrol coastal ship USS Sirocco (PC 6) and expeditionary fast transport USNS Choctaw County (T-EPF 2) in the Strait of Hormuz, June 20.

220620-N-NO146-1003 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (June 20, 2022) A video screenshot of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) operating in an unsafe and unprofessional manner in close proximity to patrol coastal ship USS Sirocco (PC 6) and expeditionary fast transport USNS Choctaw County (T-EPF 2) in the Strait of Hormuz, June 20.

220620-N-NO146-1002 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (June 20, 2022) A video screenshot of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) operating in an unsafe and unprofessional manner in close proximity to patrol coastal ship USS Sirocco (PC 6) and expeditionary fast transport USNS Choctaw County (T-EPF 2) in the Strait of Hormuz, June 20.

Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Linda Fagan speaks to Coast Guardsmen assigned to Patrol Forces Southwest Asia in Bahrain, June 15, as part of her first official visit overseas after assuming her new role as the service’s top officer.

GULF OF OMAN (May 31, 2022) Personnel from U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter USCGC Glen Harris (WPC 1144) recover bags of illegal narcotics discarded by a fishing vessel interdicted in the Gulf of Oman, May 31.

220213-N-KZ419-1032 GULF OF AQABA (Feb. 13, 2022) Fast response cutter USCGC Glen Harris (WPC 1144) sails in the Gulf of Aqaba during International Maritime Exercise/Cutlass Express (IMX/CE) 2022 Feb. 13. IMX/CE 2022 is the largest multinational training event in the Middle East, involving more than 60 nations and international organizations committed to enhancing partnerships and interoperability to strengthen maritime security and stability.

220529-N-NR343-1089 SUEZ CANAL, Egypt (May 29, 2022) Sailors assigned to littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) stand watch in the bridge while transiting the Suez Canal, Egypt, May 29. Sioux City is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

SUEZ CANAL, Egypt (May 29, 2022) Fire Control-man 1st class Christopher Massengill assigned to Littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) mans a M2A1 50. caliber machine gun as the Sioux City transits the Suez Canal, Egypt, May 29. Sioux City is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

SUEZ CANAL, Egypt (May 29, 2022) Littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) transits the Suez Canal, Egypt, May 29. Sioux City is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

SUEZ CANAL, Egypt (May 29, 2022) Littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) transits the Suez Canal, Egypt, May 29. Sioux City is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

220524-N-NO146-1002 LONDON (May 24, 2022) Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, speaks about unmanned systems and artificial intelligence in naval operations at an international security conference at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre, May 24.

220515-N-NO146-1002 GULF OF OMAN (May 15, 2022) Bags of illegal narcotics lie on the deck of a fishing vessel interdicted by U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter USCGC Glen Harris (WPC 1144) in the Gulf of Oman, May 15.

220516-N-TT059-1005 GULF OF OMAN (May 16, 2022) An MH-60R Seahawk from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35, Detachment 1, provides aerial support to an interdiction team from guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) approaching a fishing vessel May 16. The vessel was seized while transiting international waters in the Gulf of Oman.

220516-N-TT059-1001 GULF OF OMAN (May 16, 2022) An interdiction team from guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) approaches a fishing vessel May 16. The vessel was seized while transiting international waters in the Gulf of Oman.

220516-N-TT059-1007 GULF OF OMAN (May 16, 2022) Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) process bags of illegal narcotics May 16. The drugs were seized from a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman.

220516-N-TT059-1006 GULF OF OMAN (May 16, 2022) An interdiction team from guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) boards a fishing vessel May 16. The vessel was seized while transiting international waters in the Gulf of Oman