Keywords: US Navy 040310-N-7217H-022 The mine countermeasure ships USS Guardian (MCM 5) and USS Patriot (MCM 7) sit moored in a shipbuilding dry dock for a one-month maintenance and repair schedule in Sasebo, Japan.jpg en Sasebo Japan March 10 2004 The mine countermeasure ships USS Guardian MCM 5 and USS Patriot MCM 7 sit moored in a shipbuilding dry dock for a one-month maintenance and repair schedule in Sasebo Japan The dry dock period contributes to maintaining the ship s operational readiness Guardian and Patriot are Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship designed to detect classifying and neutralizing all known influence and contact mines Guardian is permanently forwarded deployed Sasebo Japan U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 1st Class Marvin Harris RELEASED 2004-03-10 040310-N-7217H-022 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 12541 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 1st Class Marvin Harris PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Sasebo Japan Sasebo Dry Dock Area USS Patriot MCM-7 USS Guardian MCM-5 Ships in drydocks in Japan Ships with pennant number 7 Ships with pennant number 5 |