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Data Figure: U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship San Antonio

newspaper writer Qiu Yongzheng

1 8, the performance has been negative in the fight against Somali pirates suddenly announced that the U.S. military, the fifth in Bahrain Fleet immediately formed solely to combat Somali pirates Joint Task Force 151, and nearly 20 countries invited to join the Navy. Why is the U.S. military in the fight against Somali pirates suddenly changed from positive negative? Turn from indifference keen it?

fight piracy task force will consist of 20 Navy

8 days, based U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, suddenly announced the official formation of the first Joint Task Force 151, Task Force is fully operational in mid-January, the commander is Rear Admiral Terence McKnight.

by the idea of ??the Fifth Fleet, Joint Task Force 151 will be multi-national naval vessels, aircraft and personnel, “sole responsibility” is in the Gulf of Aden, Red Sea and other waters of the Indian Ocean to combat piracy. Currently, only the U.S. Navy Task Force 151, but eventually the state will join the Task Force 20. Fifth Fleet public affairs officer Captain Stephanie Murdoch, told AFP reporters Dian Hua and Cai Fangshi confirmed: “151 U.S. Navy Joint Task Force at present only three warships and two aircraft components, other countries will announced at the right time to join. “

concern is that Captain Murdoch also said the U.S. Navy to combat Somali piracy surge capacity, the Joint Task Force 151 because the lead is the” San Antonio “amphibious assault ship. The ship was apparently in the joint task force to seize a commanding position, because it itself is the U.S. Navy fleet’s flagship, not only carrying 333 sailors and 28 naval officers, equipped with two large landing hovercraft, 14 expeditionary landing combat vehicles, four “Sea King” helicopters and two composite rotor MV-22 aircraft, and 700 marines.

as Meijia Luo Professor Ma Disi 5 and 6, exclusively revealed to this reporter the case (see the newspaper reported on January 9 “I am an independent escort from foreign command”), United States Army Central Command and Fifth Fleet spokesman said the 8 day, welcome to the Chinese navy to join the Joint Task Force. According to “Voice of America” ??reported on 9, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, the Navy and multinational maritime coalition forces spokesman Lt. Col. Jane Campbell, 8, confirmed the deployment of U.S. Navy in the Gulf of Aden, has recently arrived in the area with The Chinese Navy ships made contact. Lieutenant Colonel Campbell said: “The original patrol in the area of ??the first 150 Task Force is coordinating with the Chinese if the Chinese said they would in a navy patrol, we went to another patrol.” The U.S. military said Gulf of Aden to participate in the joint operation of ships more than 40 ships, more than 20 participating countries, but China has not joined the U.S. Navy, led by the joint forces.

command of the United States to win the leadership

suddenly announced formation of the U.S. Joint Task Force 151, before both the Fifth Fleet, or the Pentagon level, all of the negative attitude against Somali pirates in Gulf of Aden to patrol the U.S. Navy warships rarely play the “anti-piracy” banner. So, why the U.S. military in the fight against Somali pirates on a sudden change in attitude?

the international community to come talk about the latest trends to combat Somali pirates: January 9, the Spanish government announced it would send a frigate, a supply ship, a maritime patrol aircraft and 395 soldiers to participate in Last month the formation of the “European Union Task Force”, the implementation of the action against Somali pirates. 8, the Australian government also pledged to send a warship to participate in the action against Somali pirates.

As more countries join fight against Somali pirates naval ranks, the pirates holding the original rally indifference of the U.S. military realized that the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and other waters, a sudden influx of more than 20 countries more than 40 warships and a large number of aircraft, “Global Maritime Partnership” trend going to turn into reality. Specifically, the U.S. Navy’s former chief of operations Mullen in 2005 that “thousand-ship Navy” plan that the Navy around the world “on a voluntary basis to establish a Navy, Coast Guard, the shipping industry and law enforcement agencies joined together to form transnational networks, combating terrorism and safeguarding maritime security “, as” thousand-ship Navy “plan is the core of the United States holds the leadership, the plan was cold countries. The current Chief of Naval Operations 盖瑞罗海德 the “thousand-ship navy” change “global maritime partnership” plan, nominally give up, “the U.S. Navy initiative”, but still did not find the program to achieve a breakthrough. Therefore, when more and more countries joined the Navy after the action against Somali pirates, the Navy realized that this is a global leader in multi-national naval “opportunity” and therefore the U.S. Navy immediately established the Joint Task Force 151, while participating in the Task Force members who completely open mind. Even when a reporter asked whether Iran can join the navy, the Fifth Fleet spokesman Captain Murdoch said: “The Joint Task Force 151 is willing to join with any of the countries want to cooperate.”

1 月9, Reuters to “the coast of Somalia is becoming the New World” was published analytical articles on the fight against Somali pirates States Navy formed a new strategic situation, and the United States conducted a detailed analysis of strategic intent. The article said the countries with the fight against Somali pirates influx of naval warships, leading to closer cooperation in various countries, or more intense competition, is still difficult to predict. Laudatory plan to set up a dedicated anti-piracy force (Joint Task Force 151 that is). The unit does not know what substance means, it is unclear which countries are willing to join the US-led, rather than act independently of the force. Fight against Somali pirates are the new world order will become a national co-operation model for the Navy? Remains to be seen.

pirates received a ransom in the U.S. warships placed under the eyelids tanker

Although more and more countries to send warships to fight pirates, but Somali pirates continued their own ” make a living “, was detained two months of the” Sirius “super tanker 9, released, and the owner had dropped to $ 3 million pirate’s ransom.

9 found in the U.S. Navy, a small plane to the “Sirius” was dropped a few boxes. Later, CNN correspondent that the United States, which is the owner dropped to $ 3 million pirate ransom. U.S. Navy later to discover, a boat carrying pirates tried to leave the tanker, but the waves knocked over. Pirate spokesman later confirmed that the first part of the ransom the pirates to bring the boat to turn left and fell into the water because four pirates drowned, some loss of ransom, but most of the ransom money is still on the tanker.

“Sirius” the owner, Villa International president Xiehekaqi 10, said in a statement: “We are very pleased to know, ‘Sirius’ was all the crew are all safe, healthy, in good spirits and we are pleased to inform their families, they are way home. “Day, Somali pirates have released the” MV light “was chartered cargo ship Iran, which contained a wheat from Germany to Iran. The ship was hijacked in November last year hit, but details were not disclosed.

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