With the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team

U.S. Navy Fire Controlman 2nd Class Roger Bailey, with the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team assigned to guided missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94), prepares to search for contraband after boarding the guided missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) from a rigid hull inflatable boat during a training exercise with Thach off the coast of Brazil April 24, 2011. Nitze and Thach were deployed in support of Southern Seas 2011. Southern Seas is a U.S. Southern Command-directed operation designed to strengthen relationships with regional partner nations and improve operational readiness for all assigned units. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stuart Phillips, U.S. Navy/Released)