Keywords: US Navy 050425-N-1825E-068 Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Able Seaman Combat Systems Operators Clint Baird and Mickael Renda operate the combat operations database aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54).jpg en Persian Gulf April 25 2005 - Royal Australian Navy RAN Able Seaman Combat Systems Operators Clint Baird and Mickael Renda operate the combat operations database aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Antietam CG 54 Antietam is forward deployed to the Persian Gulf with about 20 RAN Sailors aboard as the flagstaff for Commander Task Force Five Eight CTF-58 This marks the first time since World War II an Australian coalition commander has led a task group in operations Antietam is the first U S Navy warship to operate as a task force flagship for a permanently embarked coalition commander U S Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Joseph Ebalo RELEASED 2005-04-25 050425-N-1825E-068 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 24146 U S Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Joseph Ebalo PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Antietam CG-54 People of the Royal Australian Navy Military history of Australia during the Iraq War |