From right, the mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11) conducts convoy escort operations with a large natural gas tanker during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 2013 in the Persian 130521-N-PV215-101
Paul Barnes, left, a contractor, presides over U.S. Sailors assigned to MCM Crew Dominant and deployed aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11) as they upgrade a SeaFox portable mine 130117-N-CG436-035
USS Gladiator MCM-11
USS Gladiator aboard MV Condock V
US Navy 070123-N-6794Z-001 Mine warfare ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11), an Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship, arrives in Bahrain
US Navy 070123-N-6794Z-004 USS Gladiator (MCM 11), an Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship, arrives in Bahrain
US Navy 070416-N-6501M-003 An MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squadron (HM) 15 conducts a mine sweeping exercise with the Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11)
US Navy 070416-N-6501M-020 Navy personnel assigned to the Desert Hawks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, hoist up a diver to a MH-60S Seahawk while participating in a mine sweeping exercise
US Navy 070827-N-5822P-110 Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6 detonate a dummy mine during a mine countermeasures exercise with mine warfare ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11)
U.S. Navy Chief Mineman Brad Simoncic, assigned to MCM Crew Dominant and deployed aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11), helps recover a retrieval net containing a SeaFox portable mine 130117-N-CG436-135
U.S. Navy Diver 3rd Class Jake Laman, assigned to Company 2-2, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, inspects the propeller of the mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11) April 2, 2013, in Mina 130402-N-CG436-082
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal 3rd Class Josh Duntz, foreground, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6, prepares to catch a rope thrown by a Sailor from the mine countermeasures ship USS 130117-N-CG436-190
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal 3rd Class Josh Gilman, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6, maintains his position aboard a rigid-hull inflatable boat while taking part in mine 130117-N-CG436-188
U.S. Navy Mineman 2nd Class Anthony Killen, right, assigned to MCM Crew Dominant and deployed aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11), attaches the launching system to an upgraded SeaFox 130117-N-CG436-057
U.S. Navy Mineman 2nd Class Troy Johnson, assigned to MCM Crew Dominant and deployed aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11), operates the remote control of an upgraded SeaFox portable mine 130117-N-CG436-115
U.S. Navy Mineman Seaman Brett Walker, assigned to MCM Crew Dominant and deployed aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11), helps recover a retrieval net containing a SeaFox portable mine 130117-N-CG436-138
U.S. Navy Mineman (MN) Seaman Brett Walker, foreground, and MN2 Anthony Killen, middleground, assigned to MCM Crew Dominant and deployed aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11), prepare to 130117-N-CG436-074
U.S. Navy Mineman (MN) Seaman Brett Walker, foreground, and MN2 Troy Johnson, assigned to MCM Crew Dominant and deployed aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11), wash down a SeaFox portable 130117-N-CG436-142
U.S. Navy Mineman (MN) Seaman Brett Walker, left, and MN2 Anthony Killen, assigned to MCM Crew Dominant and deployed aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11), lift and place a SeaFox portable 130117-N-CG436-160
U.S. Navy recruits stand at attention while in ranks as they practice for their graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Command in Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill 130117-N-DT702-011
U.S. Sailors aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11) launch a Seafox mine-hunting unmanned underwater vehicle in support of International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 2013 in 130514-N-JL506-086
U.S. Sailors assigned to MCM Crew Dominant and deployed aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11) launch an upgraded SeaFox portable mine neutralization system into the water during mine 130117-N-CG436-085
U.S. Sailors assigned to MCM Crew Dominant and deployed aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11) launch an upgraded SeaFox portable mine neutralization system into the water during mine 130117-N-CG436-094
U.S. Sailors assigned to MCM Crew Dominant and deployed aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11) launch a retrieval net in order to recover a SeaFox portable mine neutralization system from 130117-N-CG436-109
U.S. Sailors assigned to MCM Crew Dominant and deployed aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11), along with Sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6 and contractors attend 130117-N-CG436-006