Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Aslat (FFG 254) maneuvers

Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Aslat (FFG 254) maneuvers near USS Mitscher (DDG 57) during a maritime infrastructure protection exercise. Mitscher is underway in the Persian Gulf participating in the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX). With a quarter of the world's navies participating including 6,500 Sailors from every region, IMCMEX is the largest international naval exercise promoting maritime security and the free-flow of trade through mine countermeasure operations, maritime security operations, and maritime infrastructure protection in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and throughout the world. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Patrick W. Mullen III/Released)