Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - An MH-53E takes off from USS Ponce..jpg U S 5TH FLEET OF RESPONSIBILITY Sept 24 2012 An MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to the Blackhawks of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron HM 15 takes off from Afloat Forward Staging Base Interim USS Ponce AFSB I 15 to conduct a mine clearance exercise during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2012 IMCMEX 12 IMCMEX 12 includes navies from more than 30 countries whose focus is to promote regional security through mine countermeasures operations in the U S 5th Fleet area of responsibility The U S Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace protect commerce and deter aggression through forward presence Join the conversation on social media using warfighting U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jumar T Balacy/Released 120924-N-GG400-053 Join the conversation http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy http //navylive dodlive mil navylive dodlive mil http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/8074252356/ An MH-53E takes off from USS Ponce 2012-09-24 13 28 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America MC3 Jumar T Balacy/U S Navy Attribution License IPTC Caption-Abstract U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/8074252356 2012-11-12 02 50 57 cc-by-2 0 Images from United States Navy to check IMCMEX 2012 Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 United States Navy USS Ponce LPD-15 |