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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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Photo description

Photo Date
February 10, 2009
Photographer
Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky
Caption Writer
MC2 Sharay Bennett
Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Navy
Primary Equipment
CG 72
Other Visible Equipment
Not available
Plane Number
Not available
Base
Not available
Tail Code
Not available
Squadron
Not available
Comments/Notes
Not available