SEAL teams often perform Marine Interdiction operations - more frequently known as Vessel Board Search and Seize (VBSS). Boarding a hostile vessel on the open sea can be a very dangerous and deadly operation. Shipboard assaults require well trained and mentally alert troopers who can respond to rapidly changing situations. In 1988, members of SEAL Team Two were stationed in the Northern Persian Gulf to help combat Iranian aggression against oil freighters. Using two barges as their operating Bases, SEALs patrolled the sea searching for minelayers thought to be illegally mining the local waters. In one instance AH-58 helicopters attached to the SEALs found one. The vessel was taken under fire while a boatful of SEALs were dispatched. They successfully boarded the minelayer and were able to show to the world evidence of Iran's illegal activity. During the Gulf War, several Kuwaiti oil rigs were occupied by Iraqi forces. When the decision was made to remove the Iraqi forces from them, the SEALs were the first to be called.
This impression is based on a SEAL VBSS Ops kit at the time of the First Gulf War and consists of nomex flightsuit, London Bridge Tactical Team floatation vest, Blackhawk thigh holster, Hatch nomex gloves, MCU2P respirator with flash visor outsert lens, SPIE harness, Danner Acadia boots, alta kneepads. MP5A2 RIS with low profile mounted Aimpoint Comp sight. Baretta M92F on the leg.