USS Chosin Rescues Three Yemeni Fishermen in the Gulf of Aden
MANAMA, Bahrain – USS Chosin (CG 65), the Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 flagship, rescued three stranded Yemeni fishermen in the Gulf of Aden Nov. 17.
USS Chosin Rescues Three Yemeni Fishermen in the Gulf of Aden
MANAMA, Bahrain – USS Chosin (CG 65), the Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 flagship, rescued three stranded Yemeni fishermen in the Gulf of Aden Nov. 17.
USS Chosin Sailors Seek to Deter Piracy in Gulf of Aden
USS Chosin, At Sea - USS Chosin (CG 65), home ported in Pearl Harbor, assumed the role as flagship for the counter-piracy task force Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 Nov. 6 after arriving in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations as part of a regularly-scheduled deployment.
091117-N-9500T-219 GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 17, 2009)--A boat crew from USS Chosin (CG 65) approaches three distressed mariners that were spotted clinging to a piece of wood in the Gulf of Aden. Chosin is the flagship of Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations under a mission-based mandate to actively deter, disrupt, and suppress piracy off the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Taylor/RELEASED)
"U.S. Naval forces are ready and capable across the full range of maritime operations... right now and right here. But our perspective is for the long term. We have been here almost 60 years, and we will continue to work with regional nations to enhance cooperation, ensure maritime security and promote stability for years to come."
- Vice Adm. Bill Gortney, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet
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