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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 3, 2021) U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 106, embarked aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16), make their approach on an 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat to a foreign vessel during an Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) boarding. The OMSI program is a Secretary of Defense program leveraging Department of Defense assets transiting the region to increase the Coast Guard's maritime domain awareness, ultimately supporting its maritime law enforcement operations in Oceania. (U.S. Navy photo by Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Jake D. Sampson)