AQABA, Jordan (April 2, 2016) -- Equipment Operator 2nd Class Alexander Houchin, left, and Builder 2nd Class Darren Sandstrom, from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, Detachment Bahrain, prepare to unload gear on Camp Badger during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 2016. IMCMEX is a U.S. Naval Forces Central Command led multilateral exercise utilizing all aspects of defensive maritime warfare including mine countermeasures, maritime security operations and maritime infrastructure protection. IMCMEX serves to demonstrate the global resolve in maintaining freedom of navigation and the free flow of maritime commerce from the Suez Canal south to the Bab el Mandeb through the Strait of Hormuz to the Northern Arabian Gulf. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean Furey/FOUO)