0907100807W-474 SASEBO, Japan (July 10, 2009) The mine countermeasures ship USS Avenger (MCM 1) exits the submerged deck of the Military Sealift Command contracted heavy-lift vessel Ocean Force during a float-on/float-off evolution in Sasebo. The second of two mine ships to arrive in Sasebo, Defender will join sister ship USS Defender (MCM 2) to conduct an extended deployment in the western Pacific Ocean.

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