Keywords: AttacksGulfofAden2008.jpg Since the inception of the Maritime Security Patrol Area MSPA Combined Task Force CTF 150 has helped deter more than a dozen attacks in the Gulf of Aden as shown by the above map The MSPA was established August 22 2008 in support of the International Maritime Organization ™s call for international assistance to discourage attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Gulf of Aden Through training opportunities with regional partners CTF 150 enhances existing cooperative relationships which aim to support regional countriess struggles against violent extremism http //www africom mil/file asp HR 2 ID 20080929100917 2008-09-21 unknown Official Combined Maritime Forces image US Africa Command PD-USGov Gulf of Aden Maps of the Gulf of Aden |