COASTAL RIVERINE SQUADRON 1: Three patrol boats from the U.S. Navy’s Coastal Riverine Squadron 1 conduct anti-terrorism force protection operations in the Gulf of Tadjoura. The squadron is forward-deployed with Combined Task Group 68.6 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The small boats carry a variety of weapons, including .50 caliber machine guns. This photo shows sailors (aboard a cruiser) firing a .50 caliber machine gun in a live fire exercise.
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