U.S.-CHINESE EXERCISE U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Evan T. Gainer checks his surroundings aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill during a bilateral counterpiracy exercise with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army frigate Yi Yang in the Gulf of Aden, Sept. 17, 2012. The exercise focused on American and Chinese naval cooperation in detecting, boarding and searching suspected pirated vessels. Gainer is a gunner's mate assigned to a visit, search, board and seizure team. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.07 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 100593-D-XCS37-801.jpg Photo Gallery