US-China counterpiracy exercise [Image 11 of 19]

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

08.25.2013

Photo by Lt.j.g. Gary Keen 

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

Visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team members from the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87), participate in a joint VBSS training event with sailors from Chinese People's Liberation Army (Navy) destroyer Harbin (DDG 112) as part of 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 1st Class Gary M. Keen/Released)

• Date Taken: 08.25.2013
• Date Posted: 08.28.2013 19:35
• Photo ID: 1004975
• VIRIN: 130825-N-OM642-132
• Resolution: 3717x2448
• Size: 673.97 KB
• Location: U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY