030308-N-1050K-001 Camp Patriot, Kuwait (Mar. 8, 2003) -- The mine countermeasures ship USS Ardent (MCM 12) refuels and provides her crew a few hoursÕ break. Capable of finding and destroying both moored and bottom mines, the technological capabilities of these ships are considered to be the most advanced in the world. The missions of mine-countermeasure ships like these include clearing the ocean bottoms and sea lanes of mines in both coastal and offshore areas. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Joseph Krypel. (RELEASED) US Navy 030308-N-1050K-001 The mine countermeasures ship USS
030308-N-1050K-001 Camp Patriot, Kuwait (Mar. 8, 2003) -- The mine countermeasures ship USS Ardent (MCM 12) refuels and provides her crew a few hoursÕ break. Capable of finding and destroying both moored and bottom mines, the technological capabilities of these ships are considered to be the most advanced in the world. The missions of mine-countermeasure ships like these include clearing the ocean bottoms and sea lanes of mines in both coastal and offshore areas. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Joseph Krypel. (RELEASED) US Navy 030308-N-1050K-001 The mine countermeasures ship USS Ardent (MCM 12) refuels and provides her crew a few hours%%5Ersquo, break
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