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May 26, 2011
SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 26, 2011) -- Lt. j.g. Jim Carles, boarding officer for the USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) visit, board, search and seizure team advances on the target during small arms training that is designed to sharpen essential skills used in conducting maritime interdiction operations (MIO) against suspect vessels during training at the NATO MIO Training Center in Souda Bay, Crete, May 26, 2011, as part of exercise Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11). A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea.