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Caption:
Camp Patriot, Kuwait (Mar. 8, 2003) -- The mine countermeasures ship
USS Ardent (MCM 12) refuels and provides her crew a few
hoursÕ
break. Capable of finding and destroying both moored and
bottom
mines, the technological capabilities of these ships are considered to
be the most advanced in the world. The missions of
mine-countermeasure ships like these include clearing the ocean bottoms
and sea lanes of mines in both coastal and offshore areas.
U.S.
Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Joseph Krypel. (RELEASED)
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