060128-N-4374S-001 Indian Ocean (Jan. 28, 2006) - A member of Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team receives a MK-18 assault rifle during a weapons issue aboard the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) to conduct a master consent boarding of an Indian cargo dhow. After gathering intelligence by the VBSS team there were no indications of piracy, terrorism, or smuggling and the cargo dhow and was later cleared for its destination. Carter Hall is currently on a deployment conducting maritime security operations (MSO) in support of the global war on terrorism.
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg (RELEASED)
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