GULF (April 20, 2017) Naval Aircrewman 3rd Class Shannon Hayes, assigned to the Blackhawks of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 Detachment 2, prepares a GUA-21 .50-caliber machine gun on the back of an MH-53E Sea Dragon prior to a training evolution off the coast of Bahrain. HM-15 is assigned to Task Force 52, promoting mine countermeasure activities in the 5th Fleet area of operations.

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