The World This Week

News You May Not Have Read or Seen

GULF OF ADEN (Feb. 09, 2009) A Russian Helix KA-27 helicopter assigned to the Russian destroyer Admiral Vinogradov (DDG 572) passes over a cargo ship while cooperating with the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) as they inspected a fishing trawler nearby in the Gulf of Aden. Vella Gulf is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multi-national task force conducting counterpiracy operations to detect and deter piracy in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Gulf, Indian Ocean and Red Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky/Released)

Unfortunately there is not enough time for the Cable News Programs and/or the Network News Teams to cover a lot of things that are happening in our World. Here you see a Russian Helicopter as the Russian Navy and the U. S. Navy perform joint operations to combat piracy operations in the waters of the Middle East. Our Guided Missile Cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) is the Flagship for this cooperative venture. To learn more about the USS Vella Gulf please visit this site:

http://navysite.de/cg/cg72.html

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