150416-N-TB410-279 ARABIAN GULF (May 2, 2015) Sailors and civilian contractors assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1 pilot a rigid-hull inflatable boat carrying underwater unmanned vehicles during mine countermeasure training operations aboard the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I)-15). 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 Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Bryce Bruns/Released)