Crewmembers of the guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) board a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) before a Vessel Boarding Search and Seizure (VBSS) operation.

Central Command Area of Responsibility (Jul. 16, 2003) Crewmembers of the guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) board a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) before a Vessel Boarding Search and Seizure (VBSS) operation. Princeton is deployed as part of Nimitz Strike Group conducting missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraqs weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 2nd class Tiffini M. Jones. File# 030716-N-8273J-018