US-China counterpiracy exercise [Image 5 of 19]

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

08.23.2013

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Aylward 

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

Rear Adm. Yuan Yubai, deputy commander of the Chinese North Sea Fleet, People's Liberation Army (Navy), left, speaks in Mandarin with Culinary Specialist Seaman Yi An, a Chinese-American Sailor, during a pre-sail conference aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) for a U.S.-China counter piracy exercise. Mason is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rob Aylward/Released)

• Date Taken: 08.23.2013
• Date Posted: 08.28.2013 19:35
• Photo ID: 1004969
• VIRIN: 130823-N-PW661-018
• Resolution: 4713x3409
• Size: 1.35 MB
• Location: U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY