Operation Enduring Freedom

399844 02: The Smallboat Coxswain maneuvers a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) to the pilots ladder to pick up a Vessel Boarding Search and Seizure (VBSS) team January 15, 2002 from aboard USS Lake Champlain . Maritime Interception Operations are being conducted by the US Navy in cooperation with coalition ships in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo by Greg Messier/US Navy/Getty Images)