060614-N-4124C-003 South China Sea (June 14, 2006) - Mineman Seaman Brandon E. Hamilton, assigned to the mine warfare ship USS Patriot (MCM 7), looks out at the horizon just before a day of mine-shape recovery operations as part of Western Pacific Mine Countermeasures Exercise (WP-MCMEX) in Malaysia. The 3rd annual WP-MCMEX focuses on enhancing cooperation among Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) navies and maritime safety by conduction detection, identification procedures that may be used in the future to keep important international waterways open. Navy photo by Mass Communication S

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060614-N-4124C-003 South China Sea (June 14, 2006) - Mineman Seaman Brandon E. Hamilton, assigned to the mine warfare ship USS Patriot (MCM 7), looks out at the horizon just before a day of mine-shape recovery operations as part of Western Pacific Mine Countermeasures Exercise (WP-MCMEX) in Malaysia. The 3rd annual WP-MCMEX focuses on enhancing cooperation among Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) navies and maritime safety by conduction detection, identification procedures that may be used in the future to keep important international waterways open. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam R. Cole (RELEASED) US Navy 060614-N-4124C-003 Mineman Seaman Brandon E. Hamilton, assigned to the mine warfare ship USS Patriot (MCM 7), looks out at the horizon just before a day of mine-shape recovery operations

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