Keywords: USS Porter Visits Mombasa, Kenya DVIDS62400.jpg en Cmdr Robert Hall Jr commanding officer of guided-missile destroyer USS Porter DDG 78 shows the ship's wheel to Suleiman R Shakombo minister of state for national heritage Kenya during a distinguished visitor reception aboard ship Porter's port call to Mombasa is the first visit of a U S Navy ship to the city since guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez DDG 66 in 2005 and only the third ship visit since 1999 Porter is conducting maritime security operations in the Fifth Fleet area of operations with the Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group MSO help set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment and complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts in regional nations' littoral waters Coalition forces also conduct MSO under international maritime conventions to ensure security and safety in international waters so that commercial shipping and fishing can occur safely in the region U S Navy photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser 2007-10-21 Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser https //www dvidshub net/image/62400 071021-N-+++++-083 2007-10-23 14 52 USS PORTER DDG 78 AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Gonzalez DDG-66 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |