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Caption:
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Nov. 27, 2007) -- Sailors aboard the Oliver
Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) heave
in a mooring line as the ship prepares to depart Naval Station Pearl
Harbor for a six-month deployment. With more than 200 officers and
Sailors, the Crommelin deployed to Naval Forces Southern Command area
of responsibility to engage in monitoring, detection and
counter-narcotics activities. Frigates fulfill a protection of shipping
mission as anti-submarine warfare combatants for amphibious
expeditionary forces, underway replenishment groups and merchant
convoys. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class
James E. Foehl (RELEASED)
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