VBSS mission objective can include boarding a vessel to inspect, search, and potentially seize.

• A. Boarding to inspect, search, and potentially seize
• B. Providing medical support
• C. Conducting sonar surveillance
• D. Launching unmanned vehicles

Answer: (A)

VBSS stands for Visit, Board, Search, and Seize, and its mission objective is to board a vessel to verify compliance, inspect for prohibited items, conduct a search for evidence or persons of interest, and seize contraband, weapons, or detainees as authorized. This direct sequence—board to inspect, search for evidence, and seize when warranted—is exactly what the VBSS mission is designed to accomplish. Medical support, while it can be part of broader operations, is not the VBSS objective. Sonar surveillance relates to underwater sensing and is not about boarding a vessel. Launching unmanned vehicles is a capability used to support various tasks, but it is not the defining VBSS objective.