The visit, board, search, and seizure team member guard the crew aboard a dhow during a boarding operation

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GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 8, 2009) The visit, board, search, and seizure team member guard the crew aboard a dhow during a boarding operation near the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68). Anzio is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations.

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