Away the boarding party (VBSS and SWOs with guns); Marines, too!

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091015-N-9500T-044 GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 15, 2009) Members of a visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) and U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91104 search a skiff Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 in the Gulf of Aden that was found to contain four tons of hashish. Anzio is the flagship of Combined Joint Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Taylor/Released)

091015-N-4154B-351 GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 15, 2009) Members of a visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) and U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91104 dispose of bags of illegal narcotics over the side of a vessel they boarded. During the boarding the team seized and disposed of more than four tons of hashish. Anzio is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew Bash/Released)

091015-N-4154B-324 GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 15, 2009) Lt. j.g. Andrew Mechling, a member of the visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68), disposes of bags of illegal narcotics Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 over the side of a vessel he and his team boarded. During the boarding the team seized and disposed of more than four tons of hashish. Anzio is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew Bash/Released)

091015-N-4154B-303 GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 15, 2009) Members of a visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) and U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91104 dispose of bags of illegal narcotics Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 over the side of a vessel they boarded. During the boarding the team seized and disposed of four tons of hashish. Anzio is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew Bash/Released)

 

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091014-N-4154B-220 GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 14, 2009) The sun sets behind the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) and a rigid hull inflatable boat as they wait for the completion of a boarding by Anzio's visit, board, search and seizure team and U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team (91104) in the Gulf of Aden. Anzio is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew Bash/Released)

 

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091015-N-4154B-051 GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 15, 2009) Members of a visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) instruct the crewmembers of a vessel to show their hands as the team approaches to conduct a boarding. Anzio is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew Bash/Released)

 

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091014-N-9500T-020 GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 14, 2009) A visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) approaches a suspicious dhow during counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden. Anzio is the flagship for Combined Joint Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Taylor/Released)

091014-N-9500T-224 GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 14, 2009) Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) search a suspicious dhow during counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden. Anzio is the flagship of Combined Joint Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Taylor/Released)

 

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090926-N-4154B-247 INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 26, 2009) A combined team of U.S. Navy visit, board, search and seizure team members from the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) and members of U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91104 conduct weapons retention training exercises aboard Anzio. Anzio is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew Bash/Released)

090926-N-4154B-319 INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 26, 2009) A combined team of U.S. Navy visit, board, search and seizure team members from the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) and members of U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91104 conduct weapons retention training exercises aboard Anzio. Anzio is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew Bash/Released)

 

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090917-N-8590G-007 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 17, 2009) Sailors in a rigid hull inflatable boat from the Dutch navy fast combat support ship HNLMS Amsterdam (A386) approach a suspicious vessel to conduct a visit, board, search and seizure training scenario during the multinational training exercise Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX 2009. PANAMAX is a multinational exercise involving more than 4,500 personnel from 20 participating countries tailored to the defense of the Panama Canal. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gary B. Granger Jr./Released)

 

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090908-N-6814F-144 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 8, 2009) The visit, board, search, and seizure team member guard the crew aboard a dhow during a boarding operation near the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68). Anzio is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian K. Fromal/Released

090908-N-6814F-097 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 8, 2009) The visit, board, search, and seizure team members check cargo during a boarding operation aboard a dhow near the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68). Anzio is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian K. Fromal/Released)

 

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090907-N-7088A-038 PERSIAN GULF (Sept. 7, 2009) The visit, board, search and seizure team members, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce (LPD 15), exit a helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, during a training exercise. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elizabeth Allen/Released)

090907-N-7088A-139 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 7, 2009) The visit, board, search and seizure members assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce (LPD 15), exit a helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron detachment one, during a training exercise aboard the Ponce. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elizabeth Allen/Released)

 

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090908-N-6814F-016 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 8, 2009) Members of the visit, board, search, and seizure team of the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) and U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91104 approach a dhow near Anzio. Anzio is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian K. Fromal/Released)

 

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090827-N-6814F-054 GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 27, 2009) U.S. Coast Guard Machinery Technician 1st Class Dan Morales, assigned to maritime safety and security team 91104, instructs visit, board, search, and seizure team members on proper search techniques aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68). Anzio is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian K. Fromal/Released)

 

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090824-N-1522S-005 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 24, 2009) A visit, board, search, and seizure team from the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) approaches the Navy training boat USNS Hunter (8202) during a visit, board, search, and seizure training exercise. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Leah Stiles/Released)

090824-N-1522S-010 ATLANTIC OCEAN, (Aug. 24, 2009) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey Drake watches the Navy training boat USNS Hunter (8202) for signs of threats while manning a .50-caliber machine gun during a visit, board, search, and seizure training exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Leah Stiles/Released)

 

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090706-N-9999X-001 RED SEA (July 6, 2009) A visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) conducts training in preparation for Operation Allied Protector, NATO's counter-piracy operation. Laboon, along with ships from Greece, Italy, Turkey and the United Kingdom, is actively patrolling the Gulf of Aden area, with a focus on deterring and disrupting piracy as well as protecting vulnerable shipping assests in the region. Laboon is deployed in direct support of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

 

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090731-N-6138K-444 PORT LOUIE, Mauritius (31, July 2009) Ensign Tyson Meadors, the force protection officer assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), instructs Sailors from Mauritius National Coast Guard on visit, board, search, and seizure procedures. Arleigh Burke is beginning several days of in-port and at-sea training with the Mauritius National Coast Guard as part of the Africa Partnership Station. Africa Partnership Station is an international initiative aimed at improving maritime safety and security for countries on the African. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen)

090731-N-6138K-464 PORT LOUIE, Mauritius (July 31, 2009) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) demonstrate visit, board, search, and seizure techniques for Sailors of the Mauritius National Coast Guard during a port visit to Port Louie, Mauritius. Arleigh Burke is participating Africa Partnership Station, an international initiative aimed at improving maritime safety and security for the African continent. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

 

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090730-N-5148B-099 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 30, 2009) An AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 166 flies over the Military Sealift Command USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47). Rushmore is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for a scheduled Pacific deployment later this year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah E. Bitter/Released)

090730-N-5148B-109 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 30, 2009) Marines assigned to the Ground Combat Element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU), embarked aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), fast rope out of an Ch-46E Sea Knight helicopter onto the deck of the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise. Rushmore is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean later this year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah E. Bitter/Released)

 

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060906-N-9851B-002 Pacific Ocean (Sept. 6, 2006) - Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Justin Shea fires a Mark-19 40mm grenade launcher from the weather deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) during a familiarization firing. Hopper is homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and is on a scheduled deployment supporting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) and the global war on terror. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John L. Beeman (RELEASED)