Defense Operations
A Coast Guardsman assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South prepares to board a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) from the guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110). Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific, William P. Lawrence was operating as part of the John C. Stennis Strike Group and Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Emiline L. M. Senn/Released)

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Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Emiline L. M. Senn |  VIRIN: 161026-G-MI999-011.JPG
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