ABSALON in Task Force 151:

Training time for boarding and line up exercises

The navy LYNX helicopter from the HDMS ABSALON is approaching the flagship for CTF 151, the guided-missile cruiser USS VELLA GULF (CG 72), in the Gulf of Aden.
(US Navy photo by Joan E. Kretschmer, Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class/Released)

On Thursday, February 12, 2009, the command and support ship ABSALON was transferred from the international naval force, Combined Task Force 150 (TF150), to the US lead Combined Task Force 151 (TF151).

The main purpose of the transfer was to strengthen the efforts against especially piracy, which is the primary task of TF151, in the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Gulf, Indian Ocean and Red Sea.

The first days in the new task force was used for practicing cooperation, including boarding exercises and line ups.

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This page was first published: March 8, 2009