Pakistan Navy Completes Term as Commander, Task Force 150 [Image 4 of 5]

ABOARD PNS SHAHJAHAN, BAHRAIN

08.22.2006

Courtesy Photo

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

MINA SALMAN, Bahrain - Vice Adm. Patrick Walsh, Commander, Combined Forces Maritime Component Command (left), shakes hands with German Rear Adm. Heinrich Lange, Commander, Task Force 150 (right) after a change of command ceremony aboard Pakistani naval ship PNS Shahjahan in Mina Salman, Bahrain, June 22. Heinrich relieved Pakistani Rear Adm. Shahid Iqbal SI (M) (center) as Commander, Task Force (CTF) 150. CTF 150 is responsible for conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the Arabian Sea, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman and parts of the Indian Ocean. MSO help set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment, as well as complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations. MSO deny international terrorists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons or other material. Official U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicole Carter

• Date Taken: 08.22.2006
• Date Posted: 09.23.2011 16:41
• Photo ID: 28385
• Resolution: 2909x2771
• Size: 1.32 MB
• Location: ABOARD PNS SHAHJAHAN, BH