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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Carlson, left, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Melvin Lankford deploy a MK 18 MOD 2 Swordfish to survey the ocean floor during the International Mine Countermeasure Exercise in the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 4, 2014. The exercise is the largest international naval exercise promoting maritime security and the free flow of trade through mine countermeasure operations.

SWORDFISH DEPLOY

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Carlson, left, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Melvin Lankford deploy a MK 18 MOD 2 Swordfish to survey the ocean floor during the International Mine Countermeasure Exercise in the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 4, 2014. The exercise is the largest international naval exercise promoting maritime security and the free flow of trade through mine countermeasure operations.

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