USS Winston S. Churchill activity [Image 14 of 14]

GULF OF ADEN, AT SEA

09.17.2012

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Aaron Chase 

U.S. Navy           

A visit, board, search and seizure team member from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (Navy) frigate Yi Yang (FF 548) boards a rigid-hull inflatable boat after completing a bilateral counterpiracy exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81). 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)

• Date Taken: 09.17.2012
• Date Posted: 09.19.2012 03:43
• Photo ID: 667844
• VIRIN: 120917-N-YF306-390
• Resolution: 2173x3272
• Size: 1.27 MB
• Location: GULF OF ADEN, AT SEA