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Caption:
Mombasa, Kenya (July 6, 2005) – The guided missile destroyer
USS
Gonzalez (DDG 66) pulls into the port of Mombasa, Kenya for an
overnight port call. The visit marks the first time a U.S.
ship
has visited Mombasa since 1999. The visit marks the first time a U.S.
Naval ship has visited Mombasa since 1999. Gonzalez is currently
deployed to the Fifth Fleet area of responsibility as part of the
Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group and is participating in coalition
maritime security operations (MSO). MSO set the conditions for security
and stability in the maritime environment as well as complement the
counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations.
MSO
deny international terrorists use of the maritime environment as an
avenue of attack or to transport personnel, weapons, or other material.
U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Wes Eplen (RELEASED)
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