200923-A-FC661-1170 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 23, 2020) – The Coast Guard patrol boat USCGC Wrangell (WPB 1332), front, and the Navy coastal patrol ship USS Monsoon (PC 4), both attached to Task Force (TF) 55, participate in the joint air operations in support of maritime surface warfare (AOMSW) exercise in the Arabian Gulf, Sept. 23. Combined integration operations between joint U.S. forces are regularly held to maintain interoperability and the capability to counter threats posed in the maritime domain, ensuring freedom of navigation and free flow of commerce throughout the region's heavily trafficked waterways.