Caption:
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 16, 2008) -- Marines assigned to the Marine
Corps 2nd Fleet Antiterrorism Support Team fast-rope from a SH-60
Seahawk onto the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler
USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) during a training exercise designed to
simulate a visit, board, search, and seizure operation utilizing skills
and techniques developed during the two-week Phoenix Express 2008 (PE
08) exercise. PE-08 is the third annual exercise in a long-term effort
to improve regional cooperation and maritime security. US Navy photo by
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David R. Quillen (Released)
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