U.S. Navy (USN) minemen onboard the USN Avenger Class Mine Countermeasures Ship USS ARDENT (MCM 12) prepare to place the Navy's AN/SLQ-48(V) Mine Neutralization Vehicle (MNV) over the side prior to a mine countermeasure exercise in the Persian Gulf on Dec. 1, 2006. The MNV's mission is to seek and destroy mines and is used in the region to support maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Justin K. Thomas) (Released)
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: USS Ardent (MCM 12)
Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Justin K. Thomas, USN, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
01/12/2006
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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