A Russian Helix Ka-27 helicopter assigned to the Russian destroyer Admiral Vinogradov (DDG 572) flies near the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) while conducting operations 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, Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean and Red Sea.
Jason R. Zalasky, U.S. Navy
<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.navy.mil/">http://www.navy.mil/</a>; <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=68737">VIRIN: <b>090209-N-1082Z-018</b></a>