US Navy Disrupts Pirate Attempt In Arabian Sea [Image 2 of 10]

USS ENTERPRISE, AT SEA

03.24.2011

Photo by Robert Guerra 

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

Sailors man a dual-mounted M-60 machine gun aboard guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf as an SH-60F helicopter from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 11, assigned to USS Enterprise, and an SH-60B helicopter from Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 48, assigned to Leyte Gulf, hover near the Philippine-flagged merchant vessel Falcon Trader II after a distress call reported it had been boarded by pirates. Leyte Gulf and Enterprise are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to conduct maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Guerra/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.24.2011
• Date Posted: 03.25.2011 13:26
• Photo ID: 382366
• VIRIN: 110324-N-BZ392-412
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 156.63 KB
• Location: USS ENTERPRISE, AT SEA