170720-N-QA919-0449 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 20, 2017) Senior Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Brian Stanley, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8, fills a lift balloon attached to a simulated bottom mine in the Mediterranean Sea during exercise Noble Melinda 2017. The event is an Israel Defense Force-hosted, explosive ordnance disposal and mine countermeasures exercise designed to increase the interoperability of participating nations, enhance maritime proficiencies, and promote maritime safety and security in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Thompson/Released)