Thursday 1 September 2011

Dolphins In The Military

Dolphins In The Military

British Air Marshal Brian Burridge, head of the U.K. Contingent, talks about the dolphins used in the Gulf to clear mines during a briefing at the Coalition Media Center in Camp As Sayliyah in Doha, Qatar March 27, 2003. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)




Dolphins In The Military

Members of the Deep/Shallow Water Mark 7 crew from Commander Task Unit deploy a Miller Pen that will house a bottlenose dolphin operating near the USS Gunston Hall March 17, 2003 in the Arabian Gulf. 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 and shallow water mine counter measure operations to clear shipping lanes for humanitarian relief. (Photo by Brien Aho/U.S. Navy/Getty Images)




Dolphins In The Military



Dolphins In The Military

Staff Sergeant Justin Roberts escorts K-Dog, a bottlenose dolphin belonging to Commander Task Unit 55.4.3 in a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) back to the well deck and holding areas aboard the USS Gunston Hall March 18, 2003 in the Arabian Gulf. (Photo by Brien Aho/U.S. Navy/Getty Images)




Dolphins In The Military

Signalman 2nd Class Diver Harlold Bickford, a mammal handler from Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4.3), brushing the teeth of a bottlenose dolphin in the well deck aboard the USS Gunston Hall March 17, 2003 in the Arabian Gulf. (Photo by Brien Aho/U.S. Navy/Getty Images)




Dolphins In The Military

Hefi, a bottlenose dolphin belonging to Command Task Unit (CTU) 55.4.3, receive a routine medical evaluation on the well deck aboard USS Gunston Hall March 18, 2003. (Photo by Brien Aho/U.S. Navy/Getty Images)




Dolphins In The Military

Sergeant Andrew Garrett watches K-Dog, a bottlenose dolphin attached to Commander Task Unit 55.4.3, leap out of the water while training near the USS Gunston Hall March 18, 2003 in the Persian Gulf. (Photo by U.S. Navy/Getty Images)

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