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Members of Coast Guard Port Security Unit 313, homeported in San Pedro, Calif., patrol the port of Umm Quasr, Iraq, during the major-combat phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Coast Guard port-security units helped maintain security in Iraqi ports and on oil terminals. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tom Sperduto, USCG

Members of Coast Guard Port Security Unit 313, homeported in San Pedro, Calif., patrol the port of Umm Quasr, Iraq, during the major-combat phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Coast Guard port-security units helped maintain security in Iraqi ports and on oil terminals. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tom Sperduto, USCG

Members of Coast Guard Port Security Unit 313, homeported in San Pedro, Calif., patrol the port of Umm Quasr, Iraq, during the major-combat phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Coast Guard port-security units helped maintain security in Iraqi ports and on oil terminals. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tom Sperduto, USCG

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