By Lt. Karen E. Eifert
5th Fleet Public Affairs Office
OCEAN SIX, At Sea — Commander Task Force 158 held a Boarding Officer Training Conference Jan. 5 aboard Ocean Six, the Navy’s afloat forward operating base currently stationed in the North Arabian Gulf in support of maritime security operations.
The conference, which was composed of CTF 158 boarding team members from USS Howard (DDG 83), USS Chinook (PC 9), USS Whirlwind (PC 11), USCGC Maui (WPB 1307), USCGC Monomoy (WPH 1326) and HMAS Warramunga, FFG 152 participated in the conference, the goal of which was to ensure continued success with boardings to help set the conditions for security and stability in the region.
“We want every vessel we board to understand that the main reason we’re here in the NAG is to protect Iraq’s oil terminals,” said Commander Task Group 158.1, Capt. Chris Noble. The primary mission of CTG 158.1 is to deliver twenty-four hour protection to Iraq’s oil terminals, Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal (KAAOT) and Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT). “If those assets are protected, it’s the Iraqi people who will ultimately benefit.”
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(Photo: Commander Task Group 158.1 boarding team members board a fishing vessel operating in the North Arabian Gulf Jan. 4. Boarding teams regularly board dhows to detect, deter and intercept vessels in Iraq's waters suspected of undertaking illegal activities. The primary mission of CTG 158.1 is to protect Iraq's Al Basrah and Khawr Al Amaya oil terminals. U.S. Navy photo.)
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