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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Valle directs an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter during a vertical replenishment aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin in the Gulf of Aden, Jan. 5, 2010. The Chosin is the flagship for Combined Joint Task Force 151, a multinational task force to conduct counterpiracy operations off the coast of Somalia.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Valle directs an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter during a vertical replenishment aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin in the Gulf of Aden, Jan. 5, 2010. The Chosin is the flagship for Combined Joint Task Force 151, a multinational task force to conduct counterpiracy operations off the coast of Somalia.

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