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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.
201111-A-RX269-1283.JPG Photo By: Spc. William Gore

Nov 29, 2020
ARABIAN GULF - 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.


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