191015-N-NT795-507 SAN DIEGO (Oct. 15, 2019) Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 3 Mark VI patrol boats provide escort protection to the landing platform dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) during its outbound transit in San Diego Bay as part of unit level training provided by Coastal Riverine Group (CRG) 1 Training and Evaluation Unit. New Orleans is part of U.S. 7th Fleet forward deployed naval forces (FDNF) in Sasebo, Japan. The Coastal Riverine Force is a core Navy capability that provides port and harbor security, high value asset security and maritime security operation in the coastal and inland waterways. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Boatswain’s Mate Nelson Doromal Jr./Released)