UK/US Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2017 (UK/US MCM-Ex 17 [Image 10 of 28]

ARABIAN GULF

10.19.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Corbin Shea 

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

161019-N-SB587-1269

Sailors lower 5-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat from the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) as part of U.K./U.S . Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1 in the Arabian Gulf Oct. 19, 2016. The exercise is a bilateral mine countermeasures (MCM) exercise between the U.S. Navy and Royal Navy designed to provide an opportunity for both nations to share knowledge of MCM techniques to respond to mine threats. The combined MCM force will enhance MCM capabilities in searching, identifying and neutralizing mines threatening the freedom of navigation and free flow of commerce. Dextrous is assigned to Commander, Task Force 52 supporting mine countermeasure operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Corbin J. Shea)

• Date Taken: 10.19.2016
• Date Posted: 10.27.2016 05:38
• Photo ID: 2948788
• VIRIN: 161019-N-SB587-1269
• Resolution: 2670x4005
• Size: 3.16 MB
• Location: ARABIAN GULF