Keywords: 120917-N-YF306-210 (8003682388).jpg A member of the visit board search and seizure VBSS team assigned to the Chinese People ™s Liberation Army Navy frigate Yi Yang FF 548 and a VBSS team member assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Winston S Churchill DDG 81 conduct a sweep aboard Winston S Churchill during a bilateral counterpiracy exercise in the Gulf of Aden Sept 17 2012 The focus of the exercise was American and Chinese naval cooperation in detecting boarding and searching suspected pirated vessels Winston S Churchill is deployed to the U S 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Chase/Released https //www flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/8003682388/ 120917-N-YF306-210 2012-09-17 07 51 https //www flickr com/people/39955793 N07 U S Department of Defense Current Photos PD-USGov U S Department of Defense Current Photos https //flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/8003682388 2016-09-03 10 11 19 United States Government Work United States Department of Defense |