BALTOPS24 HSC 21 MCM exercise [Image 8 of 15]

POLAND

06.18.2024

Courtesy Photo

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

240618-N-LY640-1362 USTKA, Poland (June 18, 2024) – A Norwegian explosive ordnance disposal team aligns their rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) under a hovering MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the “Black Jacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 21 to catch a French explosive ordnance disposal diver who was lowered down by hoist from the helicopter during a mine countermeasure training exercise to detonate a floating mine deployed by Norwegian Magnus Lagaboete 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: 8486315
• VIRIN: 240618-N-LY640-1362
• Resolution: 3420x5129
• Size: 6.85 MB
• Location: PL