Operation Enduring Freedom

400306 02: A "Seahawk" helicopter monitors the activities aboard the merchant vessel Hajji Rahmeh as an inflatable boat from the USS La Salle comes alongside to execute a compliant Maritime Interdiction Operation January 27, 2002 in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The U.S. Navy, in cooperation with coalition nations, has increased surveillance of the Mediterranean for terrorist activities. (Photo by Blake R. Borsic/U.S. Air Force/Getty Images)