USS Anzio (CG 68) search a suspicious dhow during counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.

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GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 14, 2009) Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) search a suspicious dhow during counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden. Anzio is the flagship of Combined Joint Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia.

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