Coalition Counter Piracy Task Force Changes Command

MANAMA, BAHRAIN

08.13.2009

Courtesy Photo

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

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Scott Sanders salutes the side boys as he arrives to relieve Turkish Navy Rear Adm. Caner Bener as Commander, Task Force 151 during a change of command ceremony held aboard USS Anzio. Bener commanded the counter-piracy task force May 3 to Aug. 13, which was also the first time Turkey has commanded a Combined Maritime Forces task force. Established in January 2009, CTF 151 is a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations under a mission-based mandate throughout the CMF area of responsibility to actively deter, disrupt and suppress piracy in order to protect global maritime security and secure freedom of navigation for the benefit of all nations.

• Date Taken: 08.13.2009
• Date Posted: 08.13.2009 13:27
• Photo ID: 194649
• VIRIN: 090813-O-9999J-001
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 2.06 MB
• Location: MANAMA, BH