190324-N-AP176-0001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 24, 2019)

190324-N-AP176-0001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 24, 2019) Naval Aircrewman 2nd Class Mike Kane, assigned to the Dragon Whales of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, looks on from an MH-60S Sea Hawk as the helicopter takes off from the flight deck of Royal Fleet Auxiliary landing ship dock Mounts Bay during an expeditionary mine countermeasures (MCM) task group experiment. This experiment, held aboard Mounts Bay, refines and advances the Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) community's ability to command and control an MCM task group. The Navy EOD community achieves this by embarking vessels of opportunity to direct surface, air and expeditionary MCM forces, including the Navy's Expeditionary MCM (ExMCM) units. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jeff Atherton/Released)