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Here’s how Coalition Patrol Planes Hunt Somali Pirates in the Horn of Africa

January 22, 2013 Michael Glynn

DJIBOUTI – The shipping lanes of the pirate-infested Somali basin have faded somewhat from the headlines in the past year as attacks and successful hijackings have dropped significantly. The decrease is due in part to […]

One of the most awesome pictures ever taken aboard USS Enterprise: starry night in the Gulf of Aden.

October 16, 2012 David Cenciotti

A lonely C-2 Greyhound sits on the flight deck of USS Enterprise (CVN 65) with the Milky Way partially visible on the background. The image was taken on Oct. 8, 2012, as the aircraft carrier, […]