Caption:
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 16, 2008) -- The Military Sealift Command
fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) transits the
Mediterranean Sea during Phoenix Express (PE 08). PE-08 is the third
annual exercise in a long-term effort to improve regional cooperation
and maritime security. The principal aim is to increase
interoperability by developing individual and collective maritime
proficiencies of participating nations as well as promoting friendship,
mutual understanding and cooperation. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communications Specialist 1st Class James C. Davis (RELEASED)
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