U.S. Sailors assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) provide aid to fishermen aboard a dhow in the Gulf of Oman Feb. 7, 2009. The Sailors boarded the dhow to help the fishermen repair their engine. Vella Gulf is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational unit conducting counter-piracy operations in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Gulf, Indian Ocean and Red Sea.