ARABIAN GULF (June 17, 2018) Vice Adm. Scott Stearney, commander of Naval Forces Central Command, 5th Fleet, Combined Maritime Forces, center, speaks with members of the Royal Navy aboard Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Cardigan Bay during Mine Countermeasures Exercise (MCMEX) 18-2. The bilateral exercise enhances cooperation, mutual MCM capabilities and interoperability between the and , demonstrating the shared commitment of ensuring unfettered operations of naval and support vessels, as well as commercial shipping movements, throughout the maritime domain.

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