Operation Iraqi Freedom, US Coast Guard Photo

Crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Walnut, homeported in Honolulu, Hi., position an Iraqi buoy on the deck of the Walnut in the North Arabian Gulf off the coast of Iraq April 19, 2003.
The Walnut is replacing buoys in the Khawr Abd Allah waterway to ensure safe transit for vessels sailing to the port of Umm Kusr including vessels bringing humanatarian aid to the people of Iraq.