Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - A Bahraini fisherman shakes hands with a Sailor..jpg MINA SALMAN PIER Bahrain Oct 29 2012 A Bahraini fisherman shake hands with a Sailor aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base Interim USS Ponce AFSB I 15 after being rescued from heavy weather The seven fishermen were assisted aboard by Ponce's crew treated by the ship's medical staff and returned to shore in Bahrain Ponce formerly designated as an amphibious transport dock LPD ship was converted and reclassified to fulfill a longstanding U S Central Command request for an AFSB to be located in its area of responsibility The U S Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace protect commerce and deter aggression through forward presence Join the conversation on social media using warfighting U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bryan Blair/Released 121029-N-PV215-086 Join the conversation http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy navylive dodlive mil http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/8138406613/ A Bahraini fisherman shakes hands with a Sailor 2012-10-29 14 35 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America MC2 Bryan Blair/U S Navy U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/8138406613 2012-11-12 00 28 00 cc-by-2 0 Images from United States Navy to check USS Ponce LPD-15 |