Saudi, UK, U.S. Naval Forces Conduct Mine Countermeasures Training [Image 4 of 6]

ARABIAN GULF

11.11.2020

Photo by Spc. William Gore 

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

201111-RX269-A-1283 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 11, 2020) Royal Navy mine countermeasures vessel HMS Brocklesby (M 33) sails in formation during mine countermeasures interoperability training in the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 11. Commander, Task Force 52 provides command and control of all mine warfare assets in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. The 5th Fleet area of operations encompasses about 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. The expanse is comprised of 20 countries and includes three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the southern tip of Yemen. (U.S Army photo by Spc. William Gore)

• Date Taken: 11.11.2020
• Date Posted: 11.29.2020 04:27
• Photo ID: 6436990
• VIRIN: 201111-A-RX269-1283
• Resolution: 4464x2976
• Size: 2.45 MB
• Location: ARABIAN GULF