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Caption:
South China Sea (May 28, 2006) -- Sailors off the port side of the U.S.
Navy's guided missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) approach the
Military Sealift Command prepositioning ship MV Sgt. William R. Button
(T-AK 3012) by rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs). The U.S. Navy
team boarded Button during a simulated exercise looking for illegal
weapons, which are reportedly being smuggled aboard. The simulation was
part of the Southeast Asia Cooperation Against Terrorism (SEACAT)
exercise scenario. SEACAT is a weeklong at-sea exercise designed to
highlight the value of information sharing and multi-national
coordination within a scenario that gives participating navies
practical maritime interception training opportunities. Button is part
of Maritime Prepositioining Ship Squadron 2, operating from the British
Indian Ocean Territory of Diego Garcia, and carries heavy combat
equipment and supplies for the U.S. Marine Corps. U.S. Navy Photo by
Edward Baxter (RELEASED)
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