CHIEF Warrant Officer 3 (CWO3) Rebecca Brashear, USA, Executive Officer Joint Venture, stands watch on the bridge of High Speed Vessel, Experimental Craft One (HSV X1), JOINT VENTURE, while underway during local training exercises in the Arabian Gulf. JOINT VENTURE, an experimental craft, based on the Incat, an Australian company, designed civilian car and passenger ferry. Currently, it is in the research and development stage to be used by the United States military as a rapid troop and equipment transport carrier. JOINT VENTURE is currently on a scheduled six to twelve month deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM