Marines assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Expeditionary Strike Group One (ESG-1), drill on Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) techniques

North Arabian Gulf (Oct. 06, 2003) Marines assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Expeditionary Strike Group One (ESG-1), drill on Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) techniques aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) used during Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO), designed to counter the smuggling of Iraqi oil. ESG-1 is deployed to the U.S. Fifth Fleet in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 2nd Class Christopher Mobley. File# 031006-N-6939M-001