The Navy and Coast Guard visit, board, search, and seizure teams aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio

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GULF OF ADEN (Jan. 20, 2009) The Navy and Coast Guard visit, board, search, and seizure teams aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) are driven in rigid-hull inflatable boats. San Antonio is the flag ship for Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151), which is a multinational task force conducting counter-piracy operations to detect and deter piracy in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea.

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