ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 22, 2019) Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2 prepare to retrieve a Mark 18 Mod I unmanned underwater vehicle while underway with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary landing ship dock Mounts Bay during a mine countermeasures (MCM) task group experiment. This experiment, held aboard Mounts Bay, refines and advances the Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) community's ability to command and control an MCM task group. The Navy EOD community achieves this by embarking vessels of opportunity to direct surface, air and expeditionary MCM forces, including the N
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 22, 2019) Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2 prepare to retrieve a Mark 18 Mod I unmanned underwater vehicle while underway with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary landing ship dock Mounts Bay during a mine countermeasures (MCM) task group experiment. This experiment, held aboard Mounts Bay, refines and advances the Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) community's ability to command and control an MCM task group. The Navy EOD community achieves this by embarking vessels of opportunity to direct surface, air and expeditionary MCM forces, including the Navy's Expeditionary MCM (ExMCM) units.
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