USS San Antonio, SmalI boat training

GULF OF ADEN (January 15, 2009) The Joint Navy and Coast Guard Team perform training to sharpen their skills needed for supporting Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 aboard USS San Antonio (LPD 17). CTF 151 is the multi-national task force conducting counter-piracy operations to detect and deter piracy in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Gulf, Indian Ocean and Read Sea. It was established to create a lawfull maritime order and develop security in the maritime environment. (U.S. Navy video Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Hall/Released)