BOARDING TEAM The visit, board, search, and seizure team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf speeds through the water in a rigid hull inflatable boat before conducting boarding exercises in the Atlantic Ocean, July 21, 2008. Vella Gulf is participating in Joint Task Force Exercise 08-4 as a part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.06 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 599937-W-IDY97-255.jpg Photo Gallery