Visit, board, search and seizure training aboard USS Vela Gulf [Image 2 of 2]

GULF OF ADEN, USCENTCOM, AT SEA

02.19.2009

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan Kretschmer 

U.S. Navy           

The visit, board, search and seizure team assigned to the Dutch flexible support ship HDMS Absalon conduct training aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vela Gulf . Vela Gulf is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multi-national task force conducting counter-piracy operations to detect and deter piracy in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Gulf, Indian Ocean and Red Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer/Released)

• Date Taken: 02.19.2009
• Date Posted: 02.24.2009 04:17
• Photo ID: 153181
• VIRIN: 090219-N-6278K-062
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 1.88 MB
• Location: GULF OF ADEN, USCENTCOM, AT SEA