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GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 8, 2009) -- USS Anzio (CG 68) deploys its Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) team to conduct boarding operations on suspected pirate vessels 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 under a mission-based mandate to actively deter, disrupt, and supress piracy off the coast of Somalia.  U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Taylor (Released)

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Photo description

Photo Date
Oct. 8, 2009
Photographer
Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Taylor
Caption Writer
C. J. Madden, Dir. NVNS
Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Navy
Primary Equipment
CG 68
Other Visible Equipment
Not available
Plane Number
Not available
Base
Not available
Tail Code
Not available
Squadron
Not available
Comments/Notes
Not available