210623-N-KZ419-1405 ARABIAN GULF (June 23, 2021) A Mark VI patrol boat attached to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 56, left, Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose (F236), back left, Royal Fleet Auxiliary landing ship RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), center, and mine countermeasures ship USS Sentry (MCM 3), operate in formation during mine countermeasures interoperability training in the Arabian Gulf, June 23. CTF 56 commands and controls the employment of tactical Navy expeditionary combat forces in order to maximize 5th Fleet’s lethality throughout the maritime domain utilizing eight task groups whose missi


210623-N-KZ419-1405 ARABIAN GULF (June 23, 2021) A Mark VI patrol boat attached to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 56, left, Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose (F236), back left, Royal Fleet Auxiliary landing ship RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), center, and mine countermeasures ship USS Sentry (MCM 3), operate in formation during mine countermeasures interoperability training in the Arabian Gulf, June 23. CTF 56 commands and controls the employment of tactical Navy expeditionary combat forces in order to maximize 5th Fleet’s lethality throughout the maritime domain utilizing eight task groups whose missions range from explosive ordnance disposal and salvage diving, naval construction forces and expeditionary logistics support, maritime interdiction operations and maritime security, and embarked security teams.


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