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071020-N-4014G-288 MOMBASA, Kenya (Oct. 20, 2007) - Sailors attached to the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) watch African elephants drink from a watering hole while on safari in Mombasa. Porter's port call to Mombasa is the first visit of a U.S. Navy ship to the city since guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) in 2005 and only the 3rd ship visit since 1999. Porter is conducting Maritime Operations (MO) in the 5th Fleet area of operations with the Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser (RELEASED)
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071022-N-4515N-146 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Oct. 22, 2007) - Quarter Master 2nd Class Nikolas Appel runs out to greet his wife and child following a 7 month deployment to Iraq with Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 1. The primary mission of RIVRON 1 was to conduct maritime security operations along rivers and inland waterways. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua Adam Nuzzo (RELEASED)
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071022-N-7981E-009 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 22, 2007) - Members of Helicopter Visit Board Search Seizure (HVBSS) Team 1 ready their gear for a non-compliant boarding exercise during the early morning hours aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). HVBSS-1 is the first dedicated HVBSS team to reach operational status and they are training aboard Lincoln as part of the ship's scheduled work-up. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James R. Evans (RELEASED)
