0907270803S-034 MANAMA, Bahrain (July 27, 2009) Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander, Central Command, addresses Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) during the ship's port visit to Bahrain. Petraeus thanked Sailors for their hard work while deployed to 5th Fleet as well as their role in the successful rescue of Richard Phillips, the Maersk Alabama captain held captive by Somali pirates for five days in April. Navy

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