K-Dog a Bottle Nose Dolphin belonging to Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4.3) leaps out of the water in front of Sergeant Andrew Garrett while training near the USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) operating in the Arabian Gulf, March 18, 2003. This is a multinational team consisting of Naval Special Clearance Team-One, Fleet Diving Unit Three from the United Kingdom, Clearance Dive Team from Australia, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Units Six and Eight. These units are conducting deep/shallow water mine counter measure operations to clear shipping lanes for humanitarian relief. Notice attached to the pectoral fin (flipper) is a small underwater camera.
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This US Navy handout photo released 24 March 2003 shows Signalman 2nd Class Diver (DV) Harlold Bickford (R), a mammal handler from Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4.3), brushing the teeth of "K-Dog" (L), a bottle-nose dolphin belonging to Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4.3), in the well deck aboard the USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) operating in the Gulf, 17 March 2003. CTU-55.4.3 is a multinational team consisting of Naval Special Clearance Team-One, Fleet Diving Unit Three from the United Kingdom, Clearance Dive Team from Australia, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Units Six and Eight (EODMU-6 and EODMU-8). These units are conducting deep/shallow water mine counter measure operations to clear shipping lanes for humanitarian relief. CTU-55.4.3 and USS Gunston Hall are currently forward deployed conducting missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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