MANAMA, Bahrain (April 12, 2017) Lt. Cmdr. Roosevelt White, left, commanding officer of the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11), Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Wolf, center, Gladiator's executive officer, and Lt. Cmdr. Francisco Garza, former Gladiator commanding officer, cut a cake after a change of command ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. Gladiator, part of Naval Force Central Command's Task Force (TF) 52, is one of four Avenger-class MCM ships home-ported in Manama. TF 52 provides command and control of all mine warfare in the 5th Fleet area of operations,

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MANAMA, Bahrain (April 12, 2017) Lt. Cmdr. Roosevelt White, left, commanding officer of the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11), Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Wolf, center, Gladiator's executive officer, and Lt. Cmdr. Francisco Garza, former Gladiator commanding officer, cut a cake after a change of command ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. Gladiator, part of Naval Force Central Command's Task Force (TF) 52, is one of four Avenger-class MCM ships home-ported in Manama. TF 52 provides command and control of all mine warfare in the 5th Fleet area of operations, which encompasses million miles of water area including the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean.

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