161110-N-QA919-0029 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 10, 2015) Petty Officer 2nd Class Brolin Boykin and Petty Officer 2nd Class Kristopher Schafer, left, assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1 (CTG 56.1), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, embarked aboard RFA Lyme Bay (L 3007), performs a post-mission analysis of underwater unmanned vehicle data collected during UK/US Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1. The bilateral exercise serves to enhance cooperation, mutual MCM capabilities and interoperability between the U.S. and UK Naval forces in ensuring free flow of commerce, freedom of navigation and long-term regional security. CTG-56.1 conducts mine countermeasures, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage diving, and force protection operations throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Thompson/Released)