161011-N-OH194-029 STORNOWAY BAY, United Kingdom (Oct.

161011-N-OH194-029 STORNOWAY BAY, United Kingdom (Oct. 11, 2016) Ross Nicolson releases tethering cables while launching an AUV-62-AT unmanned surface vehicle from the British-flagged torpedo retrieval vessel SD Warden during the first-ever Unmanned Warrior (UW). UW is a research and training exercise designed to test and demonstrate the latest in autonomous naval technologies while simultaneously strengthening international interoperability. The U.S. Navy team, led by the Office of Naval Research, is in Scotland to partner with more than 40 international participants from other navies, industry, academia and research laboratories. Unmanned Warrior is part of Joint Warrior, a semiannual United Kingdom-led training exercise designed to provide NATO and allied forces with a unique multi-warfare environment in which to prepare for global operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Grant P. Ammon/Released)