Keywords: US Navy 070603-N-0684R-107 Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Kim Ditzel, left, and Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Jared Klevens watch as their rigid hull inflatable boat approaches an international oil tanker in the Persian Gulf.jpg en PERSIAN GULF June 3 2007 - Visit board search and seizure VBSS team members Sonar Technician Surface 2nd Class Kim Ditzel left and Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Jared Klevens assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble DDG 88 watch as their rigid hull inflatable boat approaches an international oil tanker in the Persian Gulf while conducting Interaction Patrols IPATS IPATS are an element of maritime operations and are conducted in Iraqi territorial waters so that commercial shipping and fishing can occur safely in the region Preble as part of the John C Stennis Carrier Strike Group is conducting maritime operations in the Persian Gulf U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ron Reeves RELEASED 2007-06-03 070603-N-0684R-107 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 46996 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ron Reeves PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Preble DDG-88 Overseas Crown ship 1996 |