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Caption:

The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 21, 2003) -- Engineman 3rd Class Edward Bessette scans the horizon for contacts and potential aggressors from aboard the Cyclone Class patrol boat, USS Chinook (PC 9). Chinook is conducting missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein.  U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class William F. Gowdy.  (RELEASED)
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Photo description

Photo Date
 March 21, 2003
Photographer
 Photographer's Mate 1st Class William F. Gowdy
Caption Writer
 NVNS staff
Copyright Status
 Public domain / free use
Service Branch
 US Navy
Primary Equipment
 PC 9
Other Visible Equipment
 MK-38 chain gun
Plane Number
 Not available
Base
 Not available
Tail Code
 Not available
Squadron
 Not available
Comments/Notes
 Not available