ARABIAN GULF (May 22, 2023) Service members assigned to Task Force (CTF) 56 conduct damage assessment and ship recovery training with mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11) and fleet ocean tug USNS Catawba (T-ATF 168) in the Arabian Gulf, May 22, 2023. CTF-56 is U.S. 5th FleetÕs task force responsible for expeditionary combat forces operating in the Middle East. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Naomi Johnson)