Keywords: US Navy 040220-N-0000W-001 The mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) completes fuel connections while preparing to take on fuel from the Japanese minesweeper tender JDS Bungo (MST 464) during an underway replenishment (.jpg USS Patriot MCM-7 completes fuel connections while preparing to take on fuel from the Japanese minesweeper tender JDS Bungo MST-464 during an underway replenishment UNREP operation The UNREP was part of the Mine Countermeasures Exercise/Explosive Ordnance Demolition Exercise 2004 MINEX-EODEX 2004 off the coast of Shimonoseki Japan One of several annual Japanese fleet exercises MINEX-EODEX 2004 is the only exercise where the forward-deployed U S mine countermeasure units routinely engage Japanese naval assets U S Navy photo RELEASED 2004-02-20 040220-N-0000W-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 12352 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy JS Bungo MST-464 USS Patriot MCM-7 Images from US Navy location Inland Sea Japan Underway replenishment |