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Chinese and EU naval escort ships hold joint anti-piracy drill(2)

2014-07-16 13:49 China Military Online Web Editor: Li Yan
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The photo taken on July 14 shows the Chinese naval destroyer Changchun fires the main gun in a joint drill. The 17th Chinese naval escort taskforce and the EU Combined Task Force 465 (CTF-465) staged a joint anti-piracy drill code-named "Venus 2" in the west sea area of Gulf of Aden from 6:30 to 15:00, July 14, 2014. Real Admiral Huang Xinjian, commanding officer of the Chinese naval escort taskforce and Real Admiral Jürgen zur Mühlen, commander of the EU CTF-465, directed the joint drill alternatively. (navy.81.cn/Ding Yubao)

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