160411-N-FN215-213 ARABIAN GULF (April 11, 2016) - Sailors return to the Coastal Patrol Ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) in a rigid hull inflatable boat after conducting a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 16. IMCMEX 16 is a multilateral exercise using all aspects of defensive maritime warfare including mine countermeasures, maritime security operations and maritime infrastructure protection to demonstrate the global resolve to maintain freedom of navigation and the free flow of maritime commerce throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Scott/Released)