Israel and the U.S. Fifth Fleet capped off their five-day “Intrinsic Defender” drill with a hard-hitting display of joint naval strength, sharpening everything from mine-clearing to takeover ops to deepen their strategic grip on regional seas.

Israel and the U.S. Fifth Fleet capped off their five-day “Intrinsic Defender” drill with a hard-hitting display of joint naval strength, sharpening everything from mine-clearing to takeover ops to deepen their strategic grip on regional seas.