Keywords: US Navy 070219-N-0684R-046 Electronics Technician 2nd Class Robert Ford conducts a vessel search during a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) drill aboard the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Antietam (CG-54).jpg en North Arabian Sea Feb 19 2007 - Electronics Technician 2nd Class Robert Ford conducts a vessel search during a Visit Board Search and Seizure VBSS drill aboard the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Antietam CG-54 VBSS teams are used to board foreign ships in search of drugs weapons and other contraband items VBSS teams are used to board foreign vessels and help pressurize the maritime environment which disrupts and deters terrorists from using the sea as a venue or enabler for terrorist activity Antietam as part of the USS John C Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations MSO U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ron Reeves RELEASED 2007-02-19 070219-N-0684R-046 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 43405 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ron Reeves PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Antietam CG-54 Visit Board Search and Seizure Electronics Technician Males with M16 rifle |