multinational task force established in January 2009 to conduct counter-piracy operations in the Red Sea.

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RED SEA (Aug. 4, 2010) Sailors assigned to the ship’s visit, board, search and seizure team and Coast Guardsmen assigned to Law Enforcement Detachment 404 engage in training to become proficient in caving ladder climbing techniques aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59). Princeton is part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, a multinational task force established in January 2009 to conduct counter-piracy operations in the Red Sea.

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