Photos: Maersk Chicago serves in anti-piracy exercise in Gulf of Aden

An MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37, embarked aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93), hovers over the merchant ship Maersk Chicago during a medical evacuation training drill in the Gulf of Aden on March 1, 2019 during Lucky Mariner 2019. Lucky Mariner is an annual exercise led by Naval Coordination and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS) alongside shipping and coalition maritime forces designed to exercise command and control and provide standardized direction during periods of increased tension to protect the free flow of commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Intelligence Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Cervantes)

Photo courtesy of Chief Mate Max Paulus

The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) escorts the merchant ship Maersk Chicago in the Gulf of Aden on March 1, 2019 during Lucky Mariner 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Logan C. Kellums)