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5TH FLEET OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 21, 2012) Royal Navy Cmdr. Andy Elvin, deputy commander of Task Force 52/Task Group , briefs civilian media about International Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2012 (IMCMEX) aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15). IMCMEX 12 includes navies from more than 30 countries whose focus is to promote regional security through mine countermeasures operations in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conve
5TH FLEET OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 21, 2012) Royal Navy Cmdr. Andy Elvin, deputy commander of Task Force 52/Task Group , briefs civilian media about International Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2012 (IMCMEX) aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15). IMCMEX 12 includes navies from more than 30 countries whose focus is to promote regional security through mine countermeasures operations in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.
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