BEIJING, Sept. 7 -- The 48th and 49th Chinese PLA naval escort task forces recently held an escort mission handover ceremony at the Chinese PLA Support Base in Djibouti, marking the official handover of the escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia from the 48th task force to the 49th.

On September 5, the two escort task forces held a farewell ceremony in the Gulf of Aden. The ships formed two columns and hoisted signal flags to convey their mutual respect and best wishes.

Following the handover ceremony, the 48th Chinese naval escort task force proceeded with its follow-up missions, while the 49th took over the escort mission. The two task forces also conducted joint escort and patrol operations.

(Video Editor: Cheng Sihao)