Keywords: US Navy 100410-N-1082Z-119 A visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team pulls suspected pirates from the sea for transport back to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48).jpg en GULF OF ADEN April 10 2010 A visit board search and seizure VBSS team pulls suspected pirates from the sea for transport back to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland LSD 48 Ashland while operating approximately 330 nautical miles off the coast of Djibouti was fired upon from a skiff manned by suspected pirates Ashland returned fire and disabled the skiff USS Ashland is part of the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit currently supporting Maritime Security Operations MSO and Theater Security Cooperation TSC Operations in the U S 5th Fleet area of operations U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R Zalasky/Released 2010-04-10 100410-N-1082Z-119 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 84181 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R Zalasky PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Ashland LSD-48 |