Caption:
GULF OF ADEN (Feb. 20, 2009) -- The Dutch flexible support ship HDMS
Absalon (L 16), right, the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG
72) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) transit the
Gulf of Aden. Vella Gulf is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a
multi-national task force conducting counter-piracy operations to
detect and deter piracy in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Gulf,
Indian Ocean and Red Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications
Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky (RELEASED)
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