Tag Archives: Pirates

From Enterprise Strike Group Public Affairs, originally posted on Navy.mil ARABIAN SEA (NNS) — U.S. Naval forces disrupted a pirate attack on M/V Falcon Trader II, a Philippine-flagged merchant vessel, after it reported it had been attacked by pirates March …
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In this Pentagon Channel Report, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen answers a question about pirate attacks on the coast of Africa. This is just one of many questions that Adm. Mullen answered in the third …
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The April 22nd AFPS podcast includes the following stories: A joint operation by Iraqi forces with U.S. support led to the death of the top two leaders of Al Qaida in Iraq; The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq discusses …
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A top U.S. Navy official said commercial fleets should take a new measure to avoid the threat of piracy off the horn of Africa: lock’n’load. Navy Adm. Mark P. Fitzgerald, commander of U.S. naval forces in Europe and Africa and …
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Coalition efforts are forcing Somali pirates farther out to sea and away from their home waters. Check out more DoD videos at http://dodvclips.mil

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