091015-N-4154B-324 GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 15, 2009) Lt. Andrew Mechling, a member of the visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68), disposes of bags of illegal narcotics Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 over the side of a vessel he and his team boarded. During the boarding the team seized and disposed of more than four tons of hashish. Anzio is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew Bas
091015-N-4154B-324 GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 15, 2009) Lt. Andrew Mechling, a member of the visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68), disposes of bags of illegal narcotics Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 over the side of a vessel he and his team boarded. During the boarding the team seized and disposed of more than four tons of hashish. Anzio is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew Bash/Released) US Navy 091015-N-4154B-324 Lt. Andrew Mechling, a member of the visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68), disposes of bags of illegal narcotics
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