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Water streams off a Navy AN/SLQ-48 Mine Neutralization Vehicle as it is raised out of the Persian Gulf.
Water streams off a Navy AN/SLQ-48 Mine Neutralization Vehicle as it is raised out of the Persian Gulf on July 28, 2004. The vehicle's system uses a remote-controlled submersible vehicle to identify and render underwater objects as safe. The AN/SLQ-48 is attached to the countermeasure ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13), which is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.