GULF OF OMAN (March 13, 2023) Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) and members of the Bahrain Defence Force conduct visit, board, search and seizure drills aboard the Royal Navy frigate HMS Lancaster (FFG 229), March 13, 2023, in the Gulf of Oman during International Maritime Exercise/Cutlass Express 2023. IMX/CE 2023 is the largest multinational training event in the Middle East, involving 7,000 personnel from more than 50 nations and international organizations committed to preserving the rules-based international order and strengthening regional maritime security cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elliot Schaudt)