UK/US Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2017 (UK/US MCM-Ex 17) [Image 371 of 633]

ARABIAN GULF, USCENTCOM, AT SEA

11.10.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Thompson      

U.S. Navy           

Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1 and the Royal Navy, embarked aboard RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), deploy an 11-meter Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat during U.K.-U.S. Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1. 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. EODMU-1 is currently deployed in support of CTG 56.1. CTG-56.1 conducts mine countermeasures, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage diving, and force protection operations throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Thompson)

• Date Taken: 11.10.2016
• Date Posted: 12.13.2016 00:56
• Photo ID: 3054350
• VIRIN: 161110-N-QA919-0025
• Resolution: 4739x3095
• Size: 2.05 MB
• Location: ARABIAN GULF, USCENTCOM, AT SEA