U.S. Navy mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11) operated with patrol boat P-312 from Iraq in addition to Kuwait’s missile-attack craft Failaka (P3715). The three nations beforehand performed related workout routines within the Arabian Gulf in December and August final 12 months.
Gladiator is a mine countermeasures ship designed to clear mines from important waterways. The ship is forward-deployed to Bahrain the place U.S. fifth Fleet is headquartered.
The U.S. fifth Fleet working space contains 21 international locations, the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Purple Sea, components of the Indian Ocean and three essential choke factors on the Strait of Hormuz, Bab al-Mandeb and Suez Canal.
