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42nd Chinese naval escort taskforce sets off for Gulf of Aden escort mission
By chinamil.com.cn Published: Sep 22, 2022 07:33 PM
Sailors assigned to the 42nd Chinese naval escort taskforce wave goodbye to their comrade-in-arms and set off for escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia, after a farewell ceremony held at a military port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Ma Yubin)

Sailors assigned to the 42nd Chinese naval escort taskforce wave goodbye to their comrade-in-arms and set off for escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia, after a farewell ceremony held at a military port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Ma Yubin)



 
Special operations soldiers assigned to the 42nd Chinese naval escort taskforce line up on the deck of the guided missile frigate Rizhao (Hull No. 598) at a military port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province on September 21, 2022. The 42nd Chinese naval escort taskforce composed of the guided-missile destroyer Huainan, the guided-missile frigate Rizhao and the supply ship Kekexilihu sets sail from Qingdao for escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Liu Zaiyao)

Special operations soldiers assigned to the 42nd Chinese naval escort taskforce line up on the deck of the guided missile frigate Rizhao (Hull No. 598) at a military port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province on September 21, 2022. The 42nd Chinese naval escort taskforce composed of the guided-missile destroyer Huainan, the guided-missile frigate Rizhao and the supply ship Kekexilihu sets sail from Qingdao for escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Liu Zaiyao)



 
Guided-missile destroyer Huainan (Hull No. 123) attached to the navy under the PLA Northern Theater Command berths at a military port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province on September 21, 2022. The 42nd Chinese naval escort taskforce composed of the guided-missile destroyer Huainan, the guided-missile frigate Rizhao and the supply ship Kekexilihu sets sail from Qingdao for escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Ma Yubin)

Guided-missile destroyer Huainan (Hull No. 123) attached to the navy under the PLA Northern Theater Command berths at a military port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province on September 21, 2022. The 42nd Chinese naval escort taskforce composed of the guided-missile destroyer Huainan, the guided-missile frigate Rizhao and the supply ship Kekexilihu sets sail from Qingdao for escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Ma Yubin)



 
Naval servicemen assigned to the PLA Northern Theater Command wave goodbye to the crew on the comprehensive supply ship Kekexilihu (Hull No. 968) of the 42nd Chinese naval escort taskforce at a military port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Liu Zaiyao)

Naval servicemen assigned to the PLA Northern Theater Command wave goodbye to the crew on the comprehensive supply ship Kekexilihu (Hull No. 968) of the 42nd Chinese naval escort taskforce at a military port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Liu Zaiyao)