ARABIAN GULF (June 17, 2018) Lt. Tom Hasting, right, shows a Sea Fox inspection round to Vice Adm. Scott Stearney, commander of Naval Forces Central Command, 5th Fleet, Combined Maritime Forces, left, aboard HMS Middleton during Mine Countermeasures Exercise (MCMEX) 18-2. The bilateral exercise enhances cooperation, mutual MCM capabilities and interoperability between the and , demonstrating the shared commitment of ensuring unfettered operations of naval and support vessels, as well as commercial shipping movements, throughout the maritime domain.

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