counter-piracy operations in the Red Sea and the Somali Basin.
RED SEA (Aug. 7, 2010) Gunner's Mate 1st Class Robert Lesch, a visit, board, search and seizure team member embarked aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), maintains starboard side security of a rigid hull inflatable boat during an approach and visit operation of a fishing dhow. Princeton is part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, a multinational task force established in Jan. 2009 to conduct counter-piracy operations in the Red Sea and the Somali Basin.
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