090123-N-7918H-348 GULF OF ADEN (Jan. 23, 2009) The visit board search and seizure team assigned to the Royal Navy frigate HMS Portland (F79) fast ropes onto the deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG) 72. Mahan is assigned to Combined Task Forcer (CTF) 151, a multinational task force that conducts counter-piracy operations in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, established to create a lawful maritime order and develop security in the maritime environment. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John K. Hamilton/Released) Com


090123-N-7918H-348 GULF OF ADEN (Jan. 23, 2009) The visit board search and seizure team assigned to the Royal Navy frigate HMS Portland (F79) fast ropes onto the deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG) 72. Mahan is assigned to Combined Task Forcer (CTF) 151, a multinational task force that conducts counter-piracy operations in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, established to create a lawful maritime order and develop security in the maritime environment. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John K. Hamilton/Released) Combined Task Force 151 - 090123-N-7918H-348


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