GULF OF ADEN (April 5, 2009) The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) receives a vertical replenishment from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) in the Gulf of Aden. Boxer is deployed as the flagship for Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, a multinational task force conducting counter-piracy operations to detect and deter piracy in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Red Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian K. Fromal.)
GULF OF ADEN (April 1, 2009) Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) board a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter to engage in readiness drills near the Horn of Africa. Boxer is deployed as part of Boxer Amphibious Readiness group/13th MEU supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Menzie.)
GULF OF ADEN (April 1, 2009) Sgt. Adam Palmer and Cpl. Chris Gibson, assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) Air Combat Element embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), perform routine maintenance on an AV-8B Harrier aircraft. Boxer is the flagship for Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, a multinational task force conducting counter-piracy operations to detect and deter piracy in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Red Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Jackson.)
GULF OF ADEN (March 31, 2009) Marines assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) practice boxing aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is deployed as part of Boxer Amphibious Readiness group/13th MEU supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Menzie.)
GULF OF ADEN (April 1, 2009) The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the Gulf of Aden. Boxer is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force conducting counter-piracy operations to detect and deter piracy in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Red Sea. CTF 151 was established to create a lawful maritime order and develop security in the maritime environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Laura A. Moore.)
DJIBOUTI (April 1, 2009) A landing craft air cushion from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 leaves a beach during an exercise near Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. ACU-5 is currently assigned to the USS Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group supporting Combined Task Force-151 (CTF-151), a multinational task force conducting counter-piracy operations to detect and deter piracy in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Red Sea. (US Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse B. Awalt.)
GULF OF ADEN (April 5, 2009) A Marine aviation mechanic conducts a pre-flight inspect on a CH-46E helicopter engine on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship for Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, a multinational task force conducting counter-piracy operations to detect and deter piracy in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Red Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Jackson.)
DJIBOUTI (April 1, 2009) A light armored vehicle disembarks from a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) after landing on the beach during an exercise near Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. The LCACs deployed to the beach from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force conducting counter-piracy operations to detect and deter piracy in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Red Sea. (US Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse B. Awalt.)
GULF OF ADEN (March 27, 2009) A CH-46 helicopter flies near the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship for Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, a multinational task force conducting counter-piracy operations to detect and deter piracy in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Red Sea. CTF 151 was established to create a lawful maritime order and develop security in the maritime environment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Laura A. Moore.)
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1 Comments:
It's not that strange that Obama and the Pentagon are saying zilch these piracy incidents.
We know there is a link between these Somali pirates and Somali al-Qaeda, even if it has been reported and downplayed as a cultural and proximity link.
I'll bet piracy is a funding operation.
The whole information blackout has me thinking that there is more to the pirate-terror link than we are being told.
It's probably enough of link that it would embarrass the Obama administration and their position that there is no terror war, it is just a police action in Afghanistan.
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