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Caption:
Norfolk, Va. (Feb. 5, 2005) – An MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter,
assigned to the “Vanguard” of Helicopter Mine
Countermeasures Squadron Fourteen (HM-14), flies over Naval Station
Norfolk, Va., during a routine training mission. HM-14 is one of the
two squadrons Navy-wide that has integrated a Reserve airborne
countermeasures squadron with its active duty counterpart. The MH-53E
Sea Dragon is a mine-countermeasures derivative of the CH-53E Super
Stallion. It is heavier and has a greater fuel capacity that the Super
Stallion. The MH-53E is capable of towing a variety of minesweeping
countermeasures systems, including the MK 105 minesweeping sled, the
AQS-14 side-scan sonar, and the MK 103 mechanical minesweeping system.
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain
(RELEASED)
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