150504-N-TB410-165 ARABIAN GULF (May 2, 2015) Boatswains Mate 1st Class Bernadine Branch, assigned to the Blackhawks of Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron (HM-15), maintains radio communication with two other rigid-hull inflatable boats during mine countermeasures training operations aboard the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I)-15). HM-15 is assigned to Combined Task Force (CTF) 52, promoting mine countermeasure activities in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Bryce Bruns/Released)