CTF 151 conducts anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden [Image 1 of 5]

GULF OF ADEN, AT SEA

05.31.2010

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ja'lon Rhinehart 

U.S. Navy           

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment 406 and the visit, board, search and seizure team embarked aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto, makes their approach toward a skiff suspected of participating in recent pirate activity. USS San Jacinto is part of Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established in January 2009 to conduct counter-piracy operations under a mission based mandate to actively deter, disrupt and suppress piracy in order to protect global maritime security and secure freedom of navigation for the benefit of all nations. Combined Task Force 151 operates in the Gulf of Aden and the east coast of Somalia, where it has had a significant effect disrupting piracy. Although the number of piracy attempts has increased over the past year, the number of successful attacks has been reduced by 40 percent over this same time.

• Date Taken: 05.31.2010
• Date Posted: 06.09.2010 07:51
• Photo ID: 287934
• VIRIN: 100531-N-0553R-107
• Resolution: 2100x1395
• Size: 2.37 MB
• Location: GULF OF ADEN, AT SEA