GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 25, 2013) Lt. Jeffrey Fasoli, gunnery officer aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87), speaks with members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (Navy) (PLA(N)) during a joint visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training event with sailors from the Chinese destroyer Harbin (DDG 112) as part of a counter piracy exercise. Mason is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary M. Keen/R


GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 25, 2013) Lt. Jeffrey Fasoli, gunnery officer aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87), speaks with members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (Navy) (PLA(N)) during a joint visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training event with sailors from the Chinese destroyer Harbin (DDG 112) as part of a counter piracy exercise. Mason is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary M. Keen/Released) 130825-N-OM642-102 Join the conversation and Chinese Sailors conduct exercise in Gulf of Aden. (9612687443)


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