A multinational group of foreign navy ships participate in a photo exercise with ships assigned to the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group during a bilateral exercise in the Persian Gulf Oct. 25, 2008. The Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group is supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chad R. Erdmann, U.S. Navy/Released)
