130521-N-GZ984-197 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May 21, 2013) The Kuwaiti navy Um Al Maradim-class missile attack ship Al Fahaheel (P3721) participates in an exercise with Combined Task Force 523 during the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 2013. IMCMEX 13 is the largest exercise of its kind in the region and will exercise a wide spectrum of defensive operations designed to protect international commerce and trade; mine countermeasures, maritime security operations (MSO) and maritime infrastructure protection (MIP). ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist

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130521-N-GZ984-197 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May 21, 2013) The Kuwaiti navy Um Al Maradim-class missile attack ship Al Fahaheel (P3721) participates in an exercise with Combined Task Force 523 during the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 2013. IMCMEX 13 is the largest exercise of its kind in the region and will exercise a wide spectrum of defensive operations designed to protect international commerce and trade; mine countermeasures, maritime security operations (MSO) and maritime infrastructure protection (MIP). ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Terah L. Mollise/Released) Al-Fahaheel-(P3721)-130521-N-GZ984-197-crop

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