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    USS Winston S. Churchill activity

    GULF OF ADEN, AT SEA

    09.17.2012

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Aaron Chase 

    U.S. Navy           

    A U.S.-China combined visit, board, search and seizure team comprised of sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (Navy) frigate Yi Yang (FF 548) conduct a VBSS boarding during a bilateral counterpiracy exercise. The focus of the exercise was American and Chinese naval cooperation in detecting, boarding, and searching suspected pirated vessels. Winston S. Churchill is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Chase/Released)

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    Date Taken: 09.17.2012
    Date Posted: 09.19.2012 03:43
    Photo ID: 667838
    VIRIN: 120917-N-YF306-233
    Resolution: 2848x4288
    Size: 1.26 MB
    Location: GULF OF ADEN, AT SEA

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