BALTOPS24 HSC 21 MCM exercise [Image 6 of 15]

POLAND

06.18.2024

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet

240618-N-LY640-1186 USTKA, Poland (June 18, 2024) – Four French explosive ordnance disposal divers stand outside a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from the “Black Jacks” Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 21 while waiting to refuel from an MV-22B Osprey from 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Ustka, Poland on route to detonate a floating mine during a mine countermeasure exercise with French and Norwegian forces in the Baltic Sea during BALTOPS24. BALTOPS24 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Sandi Grimnes Moreno)

• Date Taken: 06.18.2024
• Date Posted: 06.21.2024 17:41
• Photo ID: 8486313
• VIRIN: 240618-N-LY640-1186
• Resolution: 6720x4480
• Size: 8.81 MB
• Location: PL