May 11, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Release #073-09
CTF 151 and CTF 152 Commanders Meet Aboard Eisenhower
USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, At Sea – Rear Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander Combined Task Force (CTF) 152 welcomed Turkish Rear Adm. Caner Bener, commander, CTF 151, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) May 10.
“It was a real pleasure having Admiral Bener join us,” said Tidd. “Having a fellow task force commander visit allows us to coordinate our activities, compare tactics, techniques and procedures, but most importantly just to show the strength of the coalition working side by side.”
Bener’s visit reiterates the importance of cooperative relationships with Coalition partners to combine efforts and increase security and stability of the maritime domain for the benefit of all. “It would be impossible to do our jobs without teamwork,” said Bener. “We have a very powerful, very capable Coalition working together.”
Rear Adm. Bener is currently embarked aboard the U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), CTF 151’s flagship.
“We have a Turkish Admiral embarked on a U.S. warship, commanding a multinational group of forces engaged in the international scourge of piracy,” said Tidd. “It’s very important for us to know each other, understand each other, develop that close personal working relationship that smoothes over all of the coordination activities that our staffs are engaged with.”
U.S. and coalition forces conduct Maritime Security Operations to 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. Maritime operations seek to disrupt violent extremists’ use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons and other material.
CTF 151 and CTF 152 operate in different areas, but share a common goal of deterring illicit activities in the maritime arena in order to increase security and prosperity of the region by maintaining open sea lines of communication.
CTF 151 is a multinational task force conducting counter-piracy operations in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Red Sea. CTF 152 works with Coalition maritime forces to generate support and awareness amongst commercial vessels in the Arabian Gulf.
The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is underway for a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support Operation
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