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Article: Security operations in Persian Gulf require a broad coalition.(MARITIME SECURITY)
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- National Defense
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- June 1, 2005
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CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS IN THE PERSIAN GULF ARE reshaping the U.S. Navy's maritime security tactics and its approach to forming coalitions.
These operations "connote a range of things required of the military related to law enforcement and border security that haven't been in our mission set before, nor do we have legal authority to do that right now," said Vice Adm. David Nichols, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and the Fifth Fleet. His area of responsibility encompasses the Middle East, Eastern Africa and Southwest Asia.
"Ten years ago, we were focusing on standard Navy tactics, but after 9/11, the type of operations we do have changed to ...