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    UK divers work with US EOD [Image 2 of 2]

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    A man wearing a tan t-shirt and sunglasses is handling a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) or underwater drone on what appears to be an inflatable rigid hull boat (RHIB) at sea. The device features multiple thrusters with red-accented fan housings, green cylindrical components, lights, and a camera system mounted on a black frame. The setting is outdoors on open water under a clear blue sky.

    MANAMA, BAHRAIN

    11.17.2015

    Photo by Chief Petty Officer Brett Cote 

    Commander Task Force 56

    151117-N-IP743-216 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 17, 2015) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) 3rd Class Dave Mireles, assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1, prepares to deploy a remotely operated underwater vehicle. U.S. Navy EOD technicians were working with divers assigned to the Royal Navy's Fleet Diving Unit 3 during a U.S.-U.K. Mine Countermeasures Exercise (MCMEX). U.S.-U.K. MCMEX is designed to improve interoperability and evolve the expeditionary mine countermeasures company concept of employment from an afloat forward staging base and afloat platforms of opportunity. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Brett Cote/Released)

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    Date Taken: 11.17.2015
    Date Posted: 11.19.2015 10:17
    Photo ID: 2296370
    VIRIN: 151117-N-IP743-216
    Resolution: 4225x6330
    Size: 4.98 MB
    Location: MANAMA, BH

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