Combined Task Force 150 Gulg of Oman

GULF OF OMAN - MAY 2: A Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) deployed form the Italian Maestrale class frigate ITS Scirocco (F 573) sends a boarding team to conduct a search of a fishing dhow in this photo released May 13 in the Gulf of Oman between the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf. Scirocco remains close by to provide additional security and guidance to the boarding team. The multinational Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) was established to monitor, inspect, board, and stop suspect shipping to pursue the war on terrorism, and includes operations currently taking place in the North Arabia Sea to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. Countries contributing to (CTF-150) currently include Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Pakistan, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States. (Photo by Bart Bauer/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)