Caption:
Philippine Sea (Oct. 23, 2006) -- A visit, board, search, and seizure
team assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) and
Philippine Navy Special Operations Group (NAVSOG) board a rigid hull
inflatable boat (RHIB) for training off the coast of the Philippines.
The two groups trained in close battle combat (CBC) and pier movement
on board an oil rig. Stethem is currently off the coast of the
Philippines participating in bilateral exercises, Exercise Talon Vision
(TV 07) and Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX 07). Stethem is
currently a part of the forward-deployed naval force stationed in
Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Danny Ewing Jr. (RELEASED)
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