LTJG Bart Jumaoas maintains continuous contact with USS Crommelin as part of the visit, board, search and seizure team during maritime interdiction operations in the Gulf.
Hours are long and arduous while operating in the Arabian Gulf.
It's an October morning in the Arabian Gulf. It's challenging on the pointy end of the spear. Sailors and Marines comprise more than 70 percent of all military personnel in the region most of the time. Back in her hometown of Amherst, Mass., Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Michelle Deveney might be enjoying the brisk fall weather, watching orange and red leaves float to the ground on a cool October breeze. Time to either button up your jacket or head inside to the more hospitable climate of a roaring fire in the family room and a cup of hot chocolate.