Keywords: UK-U.S. Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1 161003-N-RZ218-0294.jpg en 161003-N-RZ218-0294 Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelly Martin assigned to the Blackhawks of Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron 15 HM-15 signals to a crew member to watch for spacing between the other MH-53E Sea Dragons while performing maneuvers off the coast of Bahrain as part of UK/U S Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1 Oct 19 2016 The bilateral exercise serves to enhance cooperation mutual MCM capabilities and interoperability between the U S and UK Naval forces in ensuring free flow of commerce freedom of navigation and long-term regional security HM-15 is a forward deployed naval force asset attached to Commander Task Force 53 to provide combat logistics and search and rescue capability throughout the U S 5th fleet area of responsibility U S Navy Combat Camera photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John Paul Kotara II <br>Unit U S Naval Forces Central Command / U S 5th Fleet 2016-10-19 John Kotara https //www dvidshub net/image/2948910/uk-us-mine-countermeasures-exercise-17-1 161003-N-RZ218-0294 2016-10-27 05 32 PERSIAN GULF PD-USGov-Military-Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |