Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert tours the Swedi...
KARLSKRONA, Sweden (Jul. 14, 2015) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert tours the Swedish mine countermeasure ship HMS Vigna at Karlskrona Naval Base. Greenert visits Sweden to hold bilateral ... More
A tug moves the USS AVENGER (CMC-1) away from the pier as preparations...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More
Crew members stand by on the stern of the USS AVENGER (MCM-1) as prepa...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More
A tug moves into position at the stern of the USS AVENGER (CMC-1) as p...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More
A crewman aboard the USS AVENGER (CMC-1) retrieves a messenger line fr...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More
A tug moves the USS AVENGER (MCM-1) away from a pier as preparations a...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More
MH-53E Sea Dragon lands at Rinas Airport
Kukes, Albania (May. 02, 1999) Corporal Sylvester Meachem of Winston Salem, NC provides security for an MH-53E "Sea Dragon" from Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron One Five (HM-15). HM-15 as it lands at a ... More
The mine countermeasure ship USS Scout (MCM 8) is refueled from a hos...
At sea aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge The mine countermeasure ship USS Scout (MCM 8) is refueled from a hose thats floating 300 feet from the well deck of the amphibious assault ship Kearsarge. U.... More
Diver returns from mission in the Arabian Gulf region.
Arabian Gulf (Jun. 27, 2002) Aviation Boatswains Mate 1st Class Joey Whitmoyer assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six Detachment Twelve (EODMU-6) surfaces from a ninety foot dive in the North A... More
The mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) takes part in mine ...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 19, 2003) The mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) takes part in mine counter measure operations in the Arabian Gulf along with coalition forces. Operation... More
The mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) takes part in mine ...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 19, 2003) The mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) takes part in mine counter measure operations in the Arabian Gulf along with coalition forces. Dextrous... More
The mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) takes part in mine ...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 19, 2003) The mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) takes part in mine counter measure operations in the Arabian Gulf along with coalition forces. Operation... More
The mine countermeasure ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) crewmembers (from lef...
Inchon, Republic of Korea (Jun. 10, 2003) (From left) Minemen 3rd Class Robert A. Kapsa Jr., Lawrence E. Stolinski and Mineman Seaman David B. Wages stand on the brow of their ship, the mine countermeasure ship... More
The mine countermeasure ship USS Dexterous (MCM 13) pulls away from th...
Naval Support Activity Bahrain (Nov. 07, 2003) The mine countermeasure ship USS Dexterous (MCM 13) pulls away from the pier as it gets underway at Manama, Bahrain. Dexterous is currently participating in Mine W... More
At sea for a day, the mine countermeasure ship USS Guardian (MCM 5) st...
U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan (Nov. 13, 2003) At sea for a day, the mine countermeasure ship USS Guardian (MCM 5) steams out of Sasebo Bay in search of open seas in which to conduct shipboard training exe... More
Deck personnel aboard the mine countermeasure ship USS Guardian (MCM 5...
Inland Sea, Japan (Feb. 18, 2004) Deck personnel aboard the mine countermeasure ship USS Guardian (MCM 5) recover gear after completing a mine sweep during the Mine Countermeasures Exercise/Explosive Ordnance D... More
Sailors assigned to USS Guardian (MCM 5) stand by as the ship is moore...
Sasebo, Japan (Mar. 10, 2004) Sailors assigned to USS Guardian (MCM 5) stand by as the ship is moored at a dry dock in Sasebo, for a one-month maintenance and repair schedule. The dry dock period contributes to... More
The mine countermeasure ships USS Guardian (MCM 5) and USS Patriot (MC...
Sasebo, Japan (Mar. 10, 2004) The mine countermeasure ships USS Guardian (MCM 5) and USS Patriot (MCM 7) sit moored in a shipbuilding dry dock for a one-month maintenance and repair schedule in Sasebo, Japan. T... More
Sailors assigned to USS Guardian (MCM 5) stand by as the ship is moore...
Sasebo, Japan (Mar. 10, 2004) Sailors assigned to USS Guardian (MCM 5) stand by as the ship is moored at a dry dock in Sasebo, Japan, for a one-month maintenance and repair schedule. The dry dock period contri... More
Mineman Seaman Romeo Rocha, of Lubbock, Texas, carefully removes the p...
Naval Base San Diego, Calif. (Apr. 14, 2004) Mineman Seaman Romeo Rocha, of Lubbock, Texas, carefully removes the protective covering of an underwater surveillance camera of a Mine Neutralization Vehicle (MNV) ... More
The tugboat Al-Towfan cranes equipment over to the Al Basrah Oil Termi...
Northern Arabian Gulf (May. 17, 2004) The tugboat Al-Towfan cranes equipment over to the Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT) as the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) and the guided missile cruiser USS Yo... More
The tugboat Al-Towfan cranes equipment over to the Al Basrah Oil Termi...
Northern Arabian Gulf (May. 17, 2004) The tugboat Al-Towfan cranes equipment over to the Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT) while the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) and the guided missile cruiser USS... More
The Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) is un...
Arabian Gulf (Jun. 14, 2004) The Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) is underway while providing training opportunities for U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen. Midshipmen are participating ... More
The U.S. Navy Osprey-class Mine Countermeasure Ship USS Raven (MHC 61)...
Arabian Gulf (Jun. 14, 2004) The U.S. Navy Osprey-class Mine Countermeasure Ship USS Raven (MHC 61) underway while conducting training for U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen deployed in the region for a two week sum... More
The U.S. Navy Osprey-class Mine Countermeasure Ship USS Raven (MHC 61)...
Arabian Gulf (Jun. 14, 2004) The U.S. Navy Osprey-class Mine Countermeasure Ship USS Raven (MHC 61), left, cruises alongside the Avenger-class USS Dextrous (MCM 13) while conducting training for U.S. Naval Aca... More
Chief Signalman Oliver Andrews, Afloat Training Group (ATG) communicat...
Ingleside, Texas (Jun. 24, 2004) Chief Signalman Oliver Andrews, Afloat Training Group (ATG) communicates with fellow evaluators aboard the mine countermeasure ship USS Scout (MCM 8), during a tow and be-towed ... More
Quartermaster 1st Class Jesse Gaytan assigned to mine countermeasure s...
Ingleside, Texas (Jun. 24, 2004) Quartermaster 1st Class Jesse Gaytan assigned to mine countermeasure ship USS Scout (MCM 8) communicates with fellow minesweeper USS Sentry (MCM 3) during a basic training evolu... More
The mine countermeasure ship USS Scout (MCM 8), conducts a tow and be...
Ingleside, Texas (Jun. 24, 2004) The mine countermeasure ship USS Scout (MCM 8), conducts a tow and be towed exercise with USS Sentry (MCM 3) off the coast of Texas. The routine exercise is part of the basic tr... More
The Mine countermeasure ship USS Avenger (MCM 1) operates off the coas...
Pacific Ocean (Jul. 10, 2004) The Mine countermeasure ship USS Avenger (MCM 1) operates off the coast of Hawaii during exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exe... More
Sailors assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13)...
Arabian Gulf (Jul. 28, 2004) Sailors assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) lower an AN/SLQ-48 Mine Neutralization Vehicle. The AN/SLQ-48 system uses a remote-controlled submersible vehi... More
Sailors assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13)...
Arabian Gulf (Jul. 28, 2004) Sailors assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) raise the AN/SLQ-48 Mine Neutralization Vehicle. The AN/SLQ-48 system uses a remote-controlled submersible veh... More
Mineman Steven Hill lowers the AN/SLQ-48 Mine Neutralization Vehicle i...
Arabian Gulf (Jul. 28, 2004) Mineman Steven Hill lowers the AN/SLQ-48 Mine Neutralization Vehicle in the Arabian Gulf by using a vehicle handling system (VHS) aboard the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (M... More
Sailors assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13)...
Arabian Gulf (Jul. 28, 2004) Sailors assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) raise the AN/SLQ-48 Mine Neutralization Vehicle. The AN/SLQ-48 system uses a remote-controlled submersible veh... More
Sailors assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13)...
Arabian Gulf (Jul. 29, 2004) Sailors assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) conduct small boat operations in the Arabian Gulf. Dextrous is forward deployed in support of Operation Iraqi... More
Mineman 3rd Class Mike Sturgeon assigned to the mine countermeasure sh...
Arabian Gulf (Jul. 29, 2004) Mineman 3rd Class Mike Sturgeon assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) performs daily planned maintenance on a .50 caliber machine gun. Dextrous is forward d... More
Quartermaster 3rd Class Seth Rau and Ensign Tin Tran plot the ship's c...
Arabian Gulf (Jul. 29, 2004) Quartermaster 3rd Class Seth Rau and Ensign Tin Tran plot the ship's course on the navigational chart in the pilot house aboard the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13). D... More
Mineman Steven Hill stands at the helms wheel in the pilothouse aboard...
Arabian Gulf (Jul. 29, 2004) Mineman Steven Hill stands at the helms wheel in the pilothouse aboard the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13). Dextrous is forward deployed in support of Operation Iraqi... More
Sailors assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13)...
Arabian Gulf (Jul. 29, 2004) Sailors assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) prepare to conduct small boat operations in the Arabian Gulf. Dextrous is forward deployed in support of Opera... More
Fireman Apprentice Marquis Petty monitors the engine gauges in the mai...
Arabian Gulf (Jul. 31, 2004) Fireman Apprentice Marquis Petty monitors the engine gauges in the main machinery room aboard the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13). Dextrous is forward deployed in sup... More
Fireman Apprentice Marquis Petty monitors the engine gauges in the mai...
Arabian Gulf (Jul. 31, 2004) Fireman Apprentice Marquis Petty monitors the engine gauges in the main machinery room aboard the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13). Dextrous is forward deployed in sup... More
Fireman Joseph Dever performs a heat index survey in the auxiliary mac...
Arabian Gulf (Jul. 31, 2004) Fireman Joseph Dever performs a heat index survey in the auxiliary machinery room while standing a sound and security watch aboard the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13)... More
Fireman Joseph Dever performs a heat index survey in the auxiliary mac...
Arabian Gulf (Jul. 31, 2004) Fireman Joseph Dever performs a heat index survey in the auxiliary machinery room while standing a sound and security watch aboard the mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13)... More
The mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) steams through the ...
Arabian Gulf (Aug. 05, 2004) The mine countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) steams through the waters of the Arabian Gulf. Dextrous is forward deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). U.S. Navy... More
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott, speaks wit...
Ingleside, Texas (Aug. 12, 2004) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott, speaks with Chief Petty Officer (CPO) selectees in front of the mine countermeasure ship USS Chief (MCM 14) homeporte... More
The mine countermeasure ship USS Chief (MCM 14) and the mine hunter co...
Panama City, Fla. (Dec. 03, 2004) The mine countermeasure ship USS Chief (MCM 14) and the mine hunter coastal ship USS Osprey (MHC 51) prior to getting underway for the Gulf of Mexico Exercises (GOMEX) 05-1. GO... More
The mine countermeasure ship USS Devastator (MCM 6) receives assistanc...
Panama City, Fla. (Dec. 03, 2004) The mine countermeasure ship USS Devastator (MCM 6) receives assistance from Navy utility boats as she gets underway for the Gulf of Mexico Exercise (GOMEX) 05-1. GOMEX is sche... More
Members of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain's Emergency Response T...
Manama, Bahrain (Feb. 28, 2005) Members of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain's Emergency Response Team (ERT) carries a simulated casualty to a designated medical area from the mine countermeasure ship USS Ca... More
Members of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain's Emergency Response ...
Manama, Bahrain (Feb. 28, 2005) Members of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain's Emergency Response Team (ERT) carries a simulated casualty to a designated medical area from the mine countermeasure ship USS Ca... More
Members of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain's Emergency Response T...
Manama, Bahrain (Feb. 28, 2005) Members of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain's Emergency Response Team (ERT) board the mine countermeasure ship USS Cardinal (MHC 60) to fight a simulated fire during exercise... More
Members of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain's Emergency Response T...
Manama, Bahrain (Feb. 28, 2005) Members of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain's Emergency Response Team (ERT) send-down a fire hose to fight a simulated fire aboard the mine countermeasure ship USS Cardinal (... More
The Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Ardent (MCM 12) conduct...
Persian Gulf (Jul. 19, 2005) The Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Ardent (MCM 12) conducts Surface Action Group operations during exercise Nautical Union. Nautical Union is a joint exercise directed t... More
The amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2) and Mine Countermeasure...
Persian Gulf (Sep. 19, 2006) The amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2) and Mine Countermeasure ship USS Ardent (MCM 12) conduct mine sweeping operations in the Persian gulf. Saipan is currently on deployme... More
USS Gladiator (MCM 11), an Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship, arr...
Manama, Bahrain (Jan. 23, 2007) USS Gladiator (MCM 11), an Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship, arrives in Bahrain. The ship was transported from Ingleside, Texas, aboard Condock V, a heavy lift vessel contr... More
Mine warfare ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11), an Avenger-class mine count...
Manama, Bahrain (Jan. 23, 2007) Mine warfare ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11), an Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship, arrives in Bahrain. The ship was transported from Ingleside, Texas, aboard Condock V, a heavy... More
An MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squad...
Persian Gulf (Apr. 16, 2007) An MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squadron (HM) 15 conducts a mine sweeping exercise with the Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Gladiator (MC... More
The Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Scout (MCM 8) observes ...
ARABIAN SEA (May. 27, 2007) The Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Scout (MCM 8) observes a simulated mine detonation while participating in a mine countermeasure exercise with the nuclear-powered aircr... More
An SH-60F Seahawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Sq...
ARABIAN SEA (May. 27, 2007) An SH-60F Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the "Indians" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 6, recovers one of its divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (... More
Mineman Seaman Kyle Ames, assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS...
SASEBO, Japan (Sep. 19, 2008) Mineman Seaman Kyle Ames, assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Patriot (MCM 7), performs a mechanical advantage control hold and take-down after being sprayed with Oleoresi... More
Mineman Seaman Jacob Spradlin, assigned to the mine countermeasure shi...
SASEBO, Japan (Sep. 19, 2008) Mineman Seaman Jacob Spradlin, assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Patriot (MCM 7), performs a mechanical advantage control hold and take-down after being sprayed with Ole... More
Ensign Jalon Fonseca, assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Pat...
SASEBO, Japan (Sep. 19, 2008) Ensign Jalon Fonseca, assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Patriot (MCM 7), fights off two attackers with a baton after being sprayed with Oleoresin Capsicum, known as "pep... More
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Robert Skibsted, assigned to the mine coun...
SASEBO, Japan (Sep. 19, 2008) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Robert Skibsted, assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Patriot (MCM 7), assists Mineman 3rd Class Jeremy Holloway as he flushes Oleoresin Capsicu... More
Mineman Seaman Coy Tully s exposed to Oleoresin Capsicum.
SASEBO, Japan (Oct. 03, 2008) Mineman Seaman Coy Tully, from Wichita, Kan., assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Guardian (MCM 5), is exposed to Oleoresin Capsicum (OC), better known as pepper spray, du... More
Mineman Seaman Jared V. Cruz defends himself with a baton after being ...
SASEBO, Japan (Oct. 03, 2008) Mineman Seaman Jared V. Cruz, from Las Vegas, Nev., assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Guardian (MCM 5), defends himself with a baton after being sprayed with the lachrym... More
The mine countermeasure ship USS Chief (MCM 14) pulls into its new hom...
SAN DIEGO (Apr. 15, 2009) The mine countermeasure ship USS Chief (MCM 14) pulls into its new homeport at Naval Base San Diego. USS Warrior (MCM 10) and Chief are part of Commander, Mine Countermeasure Squadron ... More
Yeoman 3rd Class Mike Hernandez, from Las Vegas assigned to the guided...
SAN DIEGO (Apr. 15, 2009) Yeoman 3rd Class Mike Hernandez, from Las Vegas assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), secures mooring lines as the mine countermeasure ship USS Chief (MCM 14) ... More
Culinary Specialist 1st Class Mauricio Sanchez, from San Antonio, Cali...
SAN DIEGO (Apr. 17, 2009) Culinary Specialist 1st Class Mauricio Sanchez, from San Antonio, Calif. hugs his sons after the mine countermeasure ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) arrives at its new homeport in San Diego.... More
The mine countermeasure ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) pulls into its new h...
SAN DIEGO (Apr. 17, 2009) The mine countermeasure ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) pulls into its new homeport at Naval Base San Diego. USS Chief (MCM 14) and Warrior are both part of Commander, Mine Countermeasure Sq... More
Mine countermeasure ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) is pushed by tugboats as...
SAN DIEGO (Apr. 17, 2009) Mine countermeasure ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) is pushed by tugboats as it arrives from its month-long transit from Ingleside, Texas to its new permanent duty station in accordance with... More
British Royal Navy Leading Seaman Lee Noak throws a messenger line to ...
UMM QASR, Iraq (Jun. 30, 2009) British Royal Navy Leading Seaman Lee Noak throws a messenger line to the deck of mine countermeasure ship USS Scout (MCM 8) as it pulls into Umm Qasr, Iraq. Scout's port call mar... More
Mine countermeasure ship USS Scout (MCM 8) pulls into port at Iraqi Tr...
UMM QASR, Iraq (Jun. 30, 2009) Mine countermeasure ship USS Scout (MCM 8) pulls into port at Iraqi Training Academy Mission, Umm Qasr, Iraq. Scout's port call marks a historic first for a U.S. ship visiting a p... More
Mine countermeasure ship USS Scout (MCM 8) pulls into port at Umm Qasr...
UMM QASR, Iraq (Jun. 30, 2009) Mine countermeasure ship USS Scout (MCM 8) pulls into port at Umm Qasr, Iraq. Scout's port call marks the first time a U.S. ship has visited the port since it transitioned to Iraq... More
Navy Diver 2nd Class Greg Early climbs out of the water with assistanc...
UMM Qasr, Iraq (Jul. 01, 2009) Navy Diver 2nd Class Greg Early climbs out of the water with assistance from Chief Warrant Officer 2 Gary Hakes, and Senior Chief Navy Diver Craig Simon after completing a dive ar... More
Senior Chief Navy Diver Craig Simon debriefs Navy Diver 2nd Class Greg...
Umm Qasr, IRAQ (Jul. 01, 2009) Senior Chief Navy Diver Craig Simon debriefs Navy Diver 2nd Class Greg Early after completing a dive around the hull of mine countermeasure ship USS Scout (MCM 8) at Umm Qasr, Ira... More
Mine countermeasure ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11) displays the U.S. flag...
U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sep. 05, 2009) Mine countermeasure ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11) displays the U.S. flag as it conducts underway operations with the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS... More
Mineman 3rd Class Alexander Serrano, a deck department sailor assigned...
HAKODATE, JAPAN (Oct. 30, 2009) Mineman 3rd Class Alexander Serrano, a deck department sailor assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Patriot (MCM 7), speaks with the Deck Officer and Deck Chief from the J... More
USS Gladiator (MCM 11), left, waits for members assigned to Explosive...
CENTRAL ARABIAN GULF (Apr. 07, 2010) The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11), left, waits for members assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1 to locate a trainin... More
The Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9) depart...
PEARL HARBOR (Jul. 29, 2010) The Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a ... More
The Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Devastator (MCM 6) depa...
PEARL HARBOR (Jul. 29, 2010) The Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Devastator (MCM 6) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is... More
USS Pioneer (MCM 9) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after pa...
PEARL HARBOR (Jul. 29, 2010) The Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is... More
The Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9) transit...
SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 09, 2010) The Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9) transits under the Golden Gate Bridge during the Parade of Ships at San Francisco Fleet Week 2010. San Francisco Flee... More
The British Royal Navy mine countermeasure ship HMS Chiddenfold (M 37)...
STRAITS OF HORMUZ (Nov. 13, 2010) The British Royal Navy mine countermeasure ship HMS Chiddenfold (M 37) prepares to pull alongside the Royal Fleet Auxiliary landing ship Lyme Bay (L3007) before rafting during ... More
The Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Scout (MCM 8) prepares ...
STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Nov. 13, 2010) The Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Scout (MCM 8) prepares to pull alongside the Royal Navy Fleet Auxiliary landing ship Lyme Bay (L3007) before rafting during a join... More
Ray Delbridge, assigned to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary landing ship Lyme...
STRAITS OF HORMUZ (Nov. 13, 2010) Ray Delbridge, assigned to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary landing ship Lyme Bay (L3007), throws a line to the Royal Navy mine countermeasure ship HMS Chiddenfold (M 37) before rafti... More
The mine countermeasure ship USS Avenger (MCM 1) raises the orange
EAST CHINA SEA (Apr. 29, 2011) The mine countermeasure ship USS Avenger (MCM 1) raises the orange "Oscar" flag to indicate a man has fallen overboard during a man overboard drill. Avenger is on patrol in the U.... More
Sailors in a rigid-hull inflatable boat pull alongside USS Gladiator (...
ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 24, 2011) Sailors in a rigid-hull inflatable boat assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) pull alongside the mine countermeasure ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11) to pick up ... More
Lt. Cmdr. Suzanne Schang, commanding officer of the mine countermeasur...
HAKODATE, Japan (Feb. 14, 2012) Lt. Cmdr. Suzanne Schang, commanding officer of the mine countermeasure ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) and Command Master Chief Mike Kaszubowski receive a welcoming gift from community... More
Sailors assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) w...
HAKODATE, Japan (Feb. 14, 2012) Sailors assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) work on the bow following Patriot's arrival to Hakodate, Japan, for a goodwill port visit. While in Hakodate,... More
Mineman 3rd Class Jeffery Skeins, assigned to the mine countermeasure ...
HAKODATE, Japan (Feb. 14, 2012) Mineman 3rd Class Jeffery Skeins, assigned to the mine countermeasure ship USS Patriot (MCM 7), stands by to give a presentation of the ship's mine neutralization vehicle to loca... More
Sailors assigned to the mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) ...
CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (Mar. 10, 2012) Sailors assigned to the mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) tour the forecastle of the Republic of Korea mine countermeasure ship ONG-JIN (MSH-572). Patriot ... More
Tugboats pull the mine countermeasure ship USS Devastator off the Mili...
BAHRAIN (Jun. 23, 2012) Tugboats pull the mine countermeasure ship USS Devastator (MCM 6), left, off the Military Sealift Command chartered M/V Tern, a float-on/float-off transport ship. Devastator and three ot... More
USS Pioneer transits the Arabian Sea.
ARABIAN SEA (Jul. 30, 2012) The mine countermeasure ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9) transits the Arabian Sea. Pioneer is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 52, supporting mine countermeasure operations in the U.S... More
A Sailor recovers an AN/SLQ-48 Mine Neutralization System.
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILTY (Sep. 09, 2012) AN/SLQ-48 Mine Neutralization System is recovered by Mineman 2nd Class William Morse, from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., using the vehicle handling system aboard... More
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert visits with Sai...
MANAMA, Bahrain (Nov. 21, 2012) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert visits with Sailors aboard the mine countermeasure ship USS Sentry (MCM 3) during a tour. Greenert was in Bahrain to meet w... More
The U.S. Navy-contracted Malaysian tug Vos Apollo removes petroleum-ba...
SULU SEA (Jan. 28, 2013) The U.S. Navy-contracted Malaysian tug Vos Apollo removes petroleum-based products and human wastewater from the mine countermeasure ship USS Guardian (MCM 5), which ran aground on the ... More
The U.S. Navy-contracted Malaysian tug Vos Apollo removes petroleum-ba...
SULU SEA (Jan. 28, 2013) The U.S. Navy-contracted Malaysian tug Vos Apollo removes petroleum-based products and human wastewater from the mine countermeasure ship USS Guardian (MCM 5), which ran aground on the ... More
A small boat from the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship...
SULU SEA (Jan. 28, 2013) A small boat from the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52) pulls alongside the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) to deliver equipment salva... More
Heavy waves crash against the grounded mine countermeasure ship USS Gu...
SULU SEA (Jan. 29, 2013) Heavy waves crash against the grounded mine countermeasure ship USS Guardian (MCM 5), which ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu Sea on Jan. 17. The grounding and subsequent he... More
The U.S. Navy contracted crane vessel M/V Jascon 25 removes the bow of...
SULU SEA (Mar. 26, 2013) The U.S. Navy contracted crane vessel M/V Jascon 25 removes the bow of the mine countermeasure ship ex-Guardian (MCM 5). Guardian ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef Jan. 17. The U.S. Nav... More
The U.S. Navy contracted crane vessel M/V Jascon 25 removes the bow of...
SULU SEA (Mar. 26, 2013) The U.S. Navy contracted crane vessel M/V Jascon 25 removes the bow of the mine countermeasure ship ex-Guardian (MCM 5) and places it onto the barge Seabridge. Guardian ran aground on t... More
The U.S. Navy contracted crane vessel M/V Jascon 25 removes a hull sec...
SULU SEA (Mar. 27, 2013) The U.S. Navy contracted crane vessel M/V Jascon 25 removes a hull section from the mine countermeasure ship ex-Guardian (MCM 5). Guardian ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef Jan. 17. The... More