Keywords: USS STOUT (DDG 55) IRAQI NAVY BILATERAL EXERCISE DEPLOYMENT 2016 160815-N-GP524-130.jpg en 160815-N-GP524-130 ARABIAN GULF Aug 15 2016 From left rear to right the U S Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Stout DDG 55 rear the U S Coast Guard Island-class patrol cutters USCGC Wrangell WPB 1332 and USCGC Monomoy WPB 1326 the Iraqi navy Al Basra-class offshore support vessel Al Basra OSV 401 the U S Navy Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Monsoon PC 4 and the Iraqi navy Swift Boat P-311 transit in formation as part of a Commander Task Force 55 bilateral exercise The U S participates in bilateral exercises with partner nations routinely to build and strengthen interoperability throughout the region Commander Task Force 55 controls surface forces including U S Navy patrol crafts and U S Coast Guard patrol boats throughout the U S 5th Fleet area of operations U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bill Dodge Unit Navy Media Content Services DVIDS Tags SAR; Search and Rescue; formation; ocean; transit; Bahrain; RAS; GQ; general quarters; Arleigh Burke-class; Iraqi navy; America; underway; CIWS; 6th Fleet; guided-missile destroyer; Manama ; forward deployed; Memorial Day; Bilateral exercise; USS Stout DDG 55 ; ship; SUEZ CANAL; Navy; COMREL; Sailor; community relations; destroyer; replenishment-at-sea; U S Navy; 5th Fleet; deployment; MC; Stout; USS Stout; DDG 55; Lt Michael Murphy; Al Basra; NMCS; DVIDS Bulk Import; Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bill Dodge; MC3 Bill Dodge; Murph Challenge; ARGONAUT 2016; Sailors giving back; OSV 401; Iraqi navy Swift Boat P-311; P-311 2016-08-15 Petty Officer 3rd Class William Dodge https //www dvidshub net/image/2803113/uss-stout-ddg-55-iraqi-navy-bilateral-exercise-deployment-2016 160815-N-GP524-130 2016-08-19 00 08 PERSIAN GULF PD-USGov-Military-Navy Manama USS Stout DDG-55 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |