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“The exercise is an integration event in order qualify the company for any future deployments,” said Lt. Samuel Stearney, ExMCM Company 2-2 Commander. “The CERTEX used real-world operational scenarios to validate tactics, techniques and procedures so the company is ready operate in any operational environment.”
A standard ExMCM company is comprised of a 27-person unit with four elements: the command-and-control element (C2), an unmanned systems (UMS) platoon, an EOD MCM platoon, and a post-mission analysis (PMA) cell, all working in tandem, just as they would in a mine warfare environment.
The mission begins with and hinges on the UMS platoon providing mine detection, classification, and identification. The platoon, composed of Sailors from mixed pay grades and ratings, is led by a senior enlisted Sailor and employs the Mk 18 UUV family of systems.
Navy mine countermeasures unit uses undersea drones in exercise
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Torpedo-shaped MK 18 unmanned underwater vehicles were involved in mine countermeasure certification exercises at Naval Support Activity Panama City, Fla., this month. Photo courtesy of EODMU2/Facebook
April 26 (UPI) A mine countermeasures unit used unmanned undersea vehicles, or UUVs, in completing a certification exercise, the U.S. Navy said on Monday.
A 27-person platoon of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2 completed a pre-deployment Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures Advanced Certification Exercise at Naval Support Activity Panama City, Fla., on April 16, with the involvement of Unmanned Undersea Vehicles and operators.
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The exercise tested their ability to detect, identify and neutralize simulated mine threats, a Navy statement said.
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