161015-N-QA919-0142 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG ), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, embarked aboard RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), checks his depth gauge while ascending to the surface with an underwater imaging system during UK/US Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2017 (UK/US MCM-Ex 17).The exercise is a bilateral mine countermeasures (MCM) exercise between the 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 en
161015-N-QA919-0142 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG ), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, embarked aboard RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), checks his depth gauge while ascending to the surface with an underwater imaging system during UK/US Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2017 (UK/US MCM-Ex 17).The exercise is a bilateral mine countermeasures (MCM) exercise between the 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. conducts mine countermeasures, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage diving, and force protection operations throughout the 5th Fleet area of operations. ( Navy Combat Camera photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Thompson)
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