multinational task force established in January 2009 to conduct counter-piracy operations in the Red Sea.

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RED SEA (Aug. 4, 2010) Coast Guard Machinery Technician 3rd Class Eric Ocasio, left, explains proper caving ladder techniques to Sailors assigned to the visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59). Princeton is part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, a multinational task force established in January 2009 to conduct counter-piracy operations in the Red Sea.

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