Keywords: US Navy 070603-N-0684R-310 Visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team members, assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), and Iraqi forces wait for authorization before boarding an oil rig.jpg en PERSIAN GULF June 3 2007 - Visit board search and seizure VBSS team members assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Preble DDG 88 and Iraqi forces wait for authorization before boarding an oil rig Preble is conducting Interaction Patrols IPATS which are an element of maritime operations and are conducted in Iraqi territorial waters so that commercial shipping and fishing can occur safely in the region Preble as part of John C Stennis Carrier Strike Group is conducting maritime operations in the Persian Gulf U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ron Reeves RELEASED 2007-06-03 070603-N-0684R-310 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 47001 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ron Reeves PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Preble DDG-88 Front Shanghai ship 2006 |