161015-N-QA919-0137 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner
161015-N-QA919-0137 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, embarked aboard RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), ascends with an... More
161019-N-XP344-245 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) RFA
161019-N-XP344-245 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) sails in a photo exercise formation during US-UK Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1. The bilateral exercise serves to enhance cooperation, m... More
161011-N-QA919-0014 Sailors assigned to Commander,
161011-N-QA919-0014 Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One launch a rigid-hulled inflatable boat from RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) well-deck, during UK-... More
161010-N-QA919-0165 A Sailor assigned to Commander,
161010-N-QA919-0165 A Sailor assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One conducts pre-dive maintenance on a MK-18 Mod 2 Kingfish Underwater Unmanned Vehicle d... More
161019-N-XP344-465 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) From
161019-N-XP344-465 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) From left, Royal navy ship HMS Chiddingfold (M37) RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) (center), and U.S. Navy mine countermeasures (MCM) ship USS Devastator (MCM 6) (right) and... More
161020-N-QA919-0288 Royal navy Cmdr. David Morgan,
161020-N-QA919-0288 Royal navy Cmdr. David Morgan, commander of RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) prepares to board USS Gladiator (MCM-11), to exchange mine hunting techniques during UK/US Mine Countermeasures Exercise 20... More
161015-N-QA919-0106 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner
161015-N-QA919-0106 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, embarked aboard RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), locates a mine ... More
161020-N-QA919-0304 USS Gladiator (MCM-11) sails in
161020-N-QA919-0304 USS Gladiator (MCM-11) sails in formation in the Arabian Gulf during U.K./U.S. Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1 Oct. 20, 2016. The bilateral exercise serves to enhance cooperation, mutual... More
161011-N-QA919-0095 Sailors assigned to Commander,
161011-N-QA919-0095 Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One and HMS Middleton (M34) conduct a dive casualty drill designed to gauge and improve in... More
161020-N-QA919-0243 Royal navy Cmdr. David Morgan
161020-N-QA919-0243 Royal navy Cmdr. David Morgan Commander, RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), and Petty Officer 2nd Class William Alexander, assigned to USS Gladiator (MCM-11), exchange force protection techniques durin... More
161015-N-QA919-0022 A lifeboat from RFA Lyme Bay (L
161015-N-QA919-0022 A lifeboat from RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) conducts routine training and maintenance operation during UK/US Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2017 (UK/US MCM-Ex 17). The exercise is a bilateral mine... More
161014-N-QA919-0100 HMS Middleton (M34) pulls alongside
161014-N-QA919-0100 HMS Middleton (M34) pulls alongside RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) to exchange supplies at sea during UK-U.S. Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1, Oct. 14, 2016 in the Arabian Gulf. The bilateral exe... More
161011-N-QA919-0140 HMS Middleton (M34) is underway
161011-N-QA919-0140 HMS Middleton (M34) is underway to conduct a dive casualty drill with sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), embarked aboard RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) , Oct. 11, 2016 in the... More
161019-N-XP344-104 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) Two
161019-N-XP344-104 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) Two MH-53 helicopters from HM-15 Detachment Two fly in formation during US-UK Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1. The bilateral exercise serves to enhance coopera... More
161019-N-QA919-0044 Captain Eric Wirstrom, commander
161019-N-QA919-0044 Captain Eric Wirstrom, commander of Task Force 52, speaks to Sailors assigned to Command Task Group 56.1, Expeditionary Mine Counter Measures Company, embarked aboard RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) ... More
161011-N-QA919-0120 A Sailor assigned to Commander,
161011-N-QA919-0120 A Sailor assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One maintains communication with HMS Middleton (M34) during a dive casualty drill designe... More
Service members assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1
Service members assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1, and the 45 Commando Royal Marines embarked aboard RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), exchange close qua... More
161014-N-QA919-0161 HMS Middleton (M34) pulls alongside
161014-N-QA919-0161 HMS Middleton (M34) pulls alongside RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) to exchange supplies at sea during UK-U.S. Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1, Oct. 14, 2016 in the Arabian Gulf. The bilateral exe... More
161019-N-XP344-511 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) Two
161019-N-XP344-511 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) Two MH-53 helicopters from HM-15 Detachment Two fly in formation during US-UK Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1. The bilateral exercise serves to enhance coopera... More
161011-N-QA919-0014 Sailors assigned to Commander,
161011-N-QA919-0014 Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One launch a rigid-hulled inflatable boat from RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) well-deck, during UK-... More
161011-N-QA919-0140 HMS Middleton (M34) is underway
161011-N-QA919-0140 HMS Middleton (M34) is underway to conduct a dive casualty drill with sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), embarked aboard RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) , Oct. 11, 2016 in the... More
161019-N-XP344-528 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY Bahrain (Oct.
161019-N-XP344-528 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY Bahrain (Oct. 19, 2016) Three MH-53 helicopters from HM-15 Detachment Two land in formation after participating in a photo exercise during UK-U.S Mine Countermeasures E... More
161019-N-XP344-104 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) Two
161019-N-XP344-104 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) Two MH-53 helicopters from HM-15 Detachment Two fly in formation during US-UK Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1. The bilateral exercise serves to enhance coopera... More
161019-N-XP344-528 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY Bahrain (Oct.
161019-N-XP344-528 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY Bahrain (Oct. 19, 2016) Three MH-53 helicopters from HM-15 Detachment Two land in formation after participating in a photo exercise during UK-U.S Mine Countermeasures E... More
161015-N-QA919-0022 A lifeboat from RFA Lyme Bay (L
161015-N-QA919-0022 A lifeboat from RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) conducts routine training and maintenance operation during UK/US Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2017 (UK/US MCM-Ex 17). The exercise is a bilateral mine... More
161011-N-QA919-0002 Sailors assigned to Commander,
161011-N-QA919-0002 Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One launch a rigid-hulled inflatable boat from RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) during UK-U.S. Mine C... More
161011-N-QA919-0123 A Sailor assigned to Commander,
161011-N-QA919-0123 A Sailor assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One maintains communication with HMS Middleton (M34) during a dive casualty drill designe... More
161020-N-QA919-0323 Royal navy Cmdr. David Morgan,
161020-N-QA919-0323 Royal navy Cmdr. David Morgan, commander of RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) and Sailors assigned to USS Gladiator (MCM-11), prepare to embark aboard HMS Bangor (M 109) to exchange mine hunting techni... More
161020-N-QA919-0358 Sailors assigned to RFA Lyme Bay
161020-N-QA919-0358 Sailors assigned to RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), drive a Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat alongside HMS Bangor (M 109) during UK/US Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2017 (UK/US MCM-Ex 17). The exercise ... More
161015-N-QA919-0093 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner
161015-N-QA919-0093 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, embarked aboard RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), examines an ine... More
161020-N-QA919-0139 Royal navy Cmdr. David Morgan
161020-N-QA919-0139 Royal navy Cmdr. David Morgan Commander of RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), uses the communications system aboard USS Gladiator (MCM-11) with Cmdr. Francisco Garza, commander of the Gladiator, during... More
161014-N-QA919-0007 HMS Middleton (M34) pulls alongside
161014-N-QA919-0007 HMS Middleton (M34) pulls alongside RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007)(not pictured) to exchange supplies at sea during UK-U.S. Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1, Oct. 14, 2016 in the Arabian Gulf. The... More
161020-N-QA919-0256 RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), HMS Bangor
161020-N-QA919-0256 RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), HMS Bangor (M 109) and USS Gladiator (MCM-11) sail in formation during UK/US Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2017 (UK/US MCM-Ex 17). The exercise is a bilateral mine co... More
161020-N-QA919-0160 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 20, 2016) Chief
161020-N-QA919-0160 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 20, 2016) Chief Petty Officer Eric Perando, assigned to USS Gladiator (MCM 11), Royal Navy Cmdr. David Morgan Commander, RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), Cmdr. Francisco Garza, Com... More
161020-N-QA919-0123 The AN/SQQ-32 V(4) SONAR System
161020-N-QA919-0123 The AN/SQQ-32 V(4) SONAR System aboard the USS Gladiator (MCM-11), sits above a sonar sea chest, which is an exposed opening in the hull which allows the sonar system to detect mine threats... More
161019-N-XP344-511 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) Two
161019-N-XP344-511 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) Two MH-53 helicopters from HM-15 Detachment Two fly in formation during US-UK Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1. The bilateral exercise serves to enhance coopera... More
161015-N-QA919-0142 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner
161015-N-QA919-0142 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, embarked aboard RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), checks his dept... More
161015-N-QA919-0142 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner
161015-N-QA919-0142 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, embarked aboard RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), checks his dept... More
161015-N-QA919-0106 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner
161015-N-QA919-0106 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, embarked aboard RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), locates a mine ... More
161019-N-QA919-0010 An MH-60E Seahawk assigned to
161019-N-QA919-0010 An MH-60E Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26 lands on the flight deck of the RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) during UK/US Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2017 (UK/US MCM-Ex 17) while... More
161019-N-XP344-104 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) Two
161019-N-XP344-104 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) Two MH-53 helicopters from HM-15 Detachment Two fly in formation during US-UK Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1. The bilateral exercise serves to enhance coopera... More
161019-N-XP344-245 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) RFA
161019-N-XP344-245 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) sails in a photo exercise formation during US-UK Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1. The bilateral exercise serves to enhance cooperation, m... More
161020-N-QA919-0189 Cmdr. Francisco Garza, commander
161020-N-QA919-0189 Cmdr. Francisco Garza, commander of USS Gladiator (MCM-11), and Royal navy Cmdr. David Morgan, commander of RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), exchange mine hunting techniques aboard the bridge of the ... More
161020-N-QA919-0160 Chief Petty Officer Eric Perando
161020-N-QA919-0160 Chief Petty Officer Eric Perando (left), assigned to USS Gladiator (MCM-11), Royal Navy Cmdr. David Morgan (center), Commanding Officer of RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), Cmdr. Francisco Garza, Comm... More
161014-N-QA919-0140 Sailors assigned to RFA Lyme Bay
161014-N-QA919-0140 Sailors assigned to RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) and HMS Middleton (M34) assemble a gangway to exchange supplies at sea during UK-U.S. Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1, Oct. 14, 2016 in the Arab... More
161011-N-QA919-0042 Sailors assigned to HMS Middleton
161011-N-QA919-0042 Sailors assigned to HMS Middleton (M34) launch a rigid-hulled inflatable boat as part of a dive casualty drill designed to gauge and improve interoperability between UK and U.S. mine counte... More
161014-N-QA919-0019 HMS Middleton (M34) pulls alongside
161014-N-QA919-0019 HMS Middleton (M34) pulls alongside RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) to exchange supplies at sea during UK-U.S. Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1, Oct. 14, 2016 in the Arabian Gulf. The bilateral exe... More
161014-N-QA919-0122 Sailors assigned to RFA Lyme Bay
161014-N-QA919-0122 Sailors assigned to RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) and HMS Middleton (M34) assemble a gangway to exchange supplies at sea during UK-U.S. Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1, Oct. 14, 2016 in the Arab... More
161015-N-QA919-0137 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner
161015-N-QA919-0137 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, embarked aboard RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), ascends with an... More
161015-N-QA919-0216 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner
161015-N-QA919-0216 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, embarked aboard RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), ascends with an... More
161019-N-XP344-157 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) A Sailor
161019-N-XP344-157 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) A Sailor assigned to a maintenance crew of an MH-53 helicopters from HM-15 Detachment Two watches as ships align in formation for a photo exercise during UK-U.S M... More
161019-N-XP344-414 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) U.S.
161019-N-XP344-414 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) U.S. Navy mine countermeasures (MCM) ships USS Devastator (MCM 6), USS Gladiator (MCM 11) and USS Dextrous (MCM 13) steam in formation with Royal navy ships RFA L... More
161019-N-XP344-528 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY Bahrain (Oct.
161019-N-XP344-528 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY Bahrain (Oct. 19, 2016) Three MH-53 helicopters from HM-15 Detachment Two land in formation after participating in a photo exercise during UK-U.S Mine Countermeasures E... More
161020-N-QA919-0196 Sailors assigned to USS Gladiator
161020-N-QA919-0196 Sailors assigned to USS Gladiator (MCM-11) man the helm and maintain formation with other U.S. and U.K. naval ships during UK/US Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2017 (UK/US MCM-Ex 17). The ex... More
161012-N-QA919-0060 A MH-60E Seahawk assigned to HSC-26
161012-N-QA919-0060 A MH-60E Seahawk assigned to HSC-26 lands on the flight deck of RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) to drop off supplies during UK-U.S. Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1, Oct. 12, 2016 in the Arabian Gu... More
161020-N-QA919-0123 The AN/SQQ-32 V (4) Sonar System
161020-N-QA919-0123 The AN/SQQ-32 V (4) Sonar System aboard USS Gladiator (MCM-11), sits above a sonar sea chest, which is an exposed opening in the hull allowing the sonar system to detect mine threats while ... More
161014-N-QA919-0078 Sailors aboard HMS Middleton (M34)
161014-N-QA919-0078 Sailors aboard HMS Middleton (M34) work to pull alongside RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) to exchange supplies at sea during UK-U.S. Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1, Oct. 14, 2016 in the Arabian G... More
161020-N-QA919-0304 USS Gladiator (MCM-11) sails in
161020-N-QA919-0304 USS Gladiator (MCM-11) sails in formation during UK/US Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2017 (UK/US MCM-Ex 17) during UK/US Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2017 (UK/US MCM-Ex 17). The exercise i... More
161019-N-QA919-0028 Capt. Eric Wirstrom, commander
161019-N-QA919-0028 Capt. Eric Wirstrom, commander of Task Force 52, greets Royal navy Cmdr. David Morgan, Commanding Officer, RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) during UK/US Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2017 (UK/US MCM-E... More
161020-N-QA919-0210 Royal navy Cmdr. David Morgan,
161020-N-QA919-0210 Royal navy Cmdr. David Morgan, commander of RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), and Seaman Bobby Brown, assigned to USS Gladiator (MCM-11), exchange mine hunting techniques utilizing the Seafox Underwat... More
161014-N-QA919-0150 A Seafox Underwater Unmanned
161014-N-QA919-0150 A Seafox Underwater Unmanned Vehicle,one of the tools used by the Mine Countermeasures (MCM) teams to conduct mine hunting training during UK-U.S. Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1, sits o... More
161015-N-QA919-0015 A Sailor assigned to RFA Lyme
161015-N-QA919-0015 A Sailor assigned to RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), stands watch as the ship prepare for a replenishment at sea during UK/US Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2017 (UK/US MCM-Ex 17). The exercise is a ... More
161015-N-QA919-0046 Sailors embarked aboard RFA Lyme
161015-N-QA919-0046 Sailors embarked aboard RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), hoist a life boat during routine training and maintenance operations during UK/US Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2017 (UK/US MCM-Ex 17). The ex... More
161019-N-XP344-511 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) Two
161019-N-XP344-511 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) Two MH-53 helicopters from HM-15 Detachment Two fly in formation during US-UK Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1. The bilateral exercise serves to enhance coopera... More
161020-N-QA919-0160 Chief Petty Officer Eric Perando,
161020-N-QA919-0160 Chief Petty Officer Eric Perando, assigned to USS Gladiator (MCM-11), Royal navy Cmdr. David Morgan, commander of RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), Cmdr. Francisco Garza, commander of the Gladiator, e... More
161014-N-QA919-0028 HMS Middleton (M34) pulls alongside
161014-N-QA919-0028 HMS Middleton (M34) pulls alongside RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) to exchange supplies at sea during UK-U.S. Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1, Oct. 14, 2016 in the Arabian Gulf. The bilateral exe... More
161015-N-QA919-0003 Sailors assigned to RFA Lyme Bay
161015-N-QA919-0003 Sailors assigned to RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), prepare to conduct replenishment at sea during UK/US Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2017 (UK/US MCM-Ex 17). The exercise is a bilateral mine counte... More
161015-N-QA919-0216 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner
161015-N-QA919-0216 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Christner assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, embarked aboard RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), ascends with an... More
161019-N-XP344-414 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) U.S.
161019-N-XP344-414 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) U.S. Navy mine countermeasures (MCM) ships USS Devastator (MCM 6), USS Gladiator (MCM 11) and USS Dextrous (MCM 13) steam in formation with Royal navy ships RFA L... More
161019-N-XP344-245 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) RFA
161019-N-XP344-245 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 19, 2016) RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007) sails in a photo exercise formation during US-UK Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1. The bilateral exercise serves to enhance cooperation, ... More