By | July 21, 2014
Petty Officer 3nd Class Brian Steelman, Navy Munitions Command mineman, routes an arming wire for a Mk 62 Quickstrike mine during an exercise July 16, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The Sailors in the mine shop routinely conduct drills and exercises to maintain their qualifications so they will be ready to deploy if necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dennis Sloan) (Photo by Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)
Navy Munitions Command mine shop minemen move a training mine from a table to a pallet on the floor during an exercise July 16, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The Sailors in the mine shop routinely conduct drills and exercises to maintain their qualifications so they will be ready to deploy if necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dennis Sloan) (Photo by Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)
Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Bentley, Navy Munitions Command mineman, removes the safety pin from the Target Detecting Device in a Mk 62 Quickstrike mine during an exercise July 16, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The Sailors in the mine shop routinely conduct drills and exercises to maintain their qualifications so they will be ready to deploy if necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dennis Sloan) (Photo by Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)
Master Chief Petty Officer Abel Fernandes, a reservist from New Jersey, uses a test set to verify continuity within a Mk 82 bomb body during an exercise July 16, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Fernandes spent his annual two-week training at the Navy Munitions Command mine shop. The active-duty Sailors in the mine shop are in a deployable status and must maintain their qualifications so they are ready to report to the fleet at any time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dennis Sloan) (Photo by Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)
Cmdr. Charles Phillip, Naval Munitions Command commander (left), and Capt. Timothy Sparks, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander, observe NMC minemen as they conduct an exercise in the Navy Munitions Command mine shop, July 16, 2014, at JB Charleston, S.C. The Sailors in the mine shop routinely conduct drills and exercises to maintain their qualifications so they will be ready to deploy if necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dennis Sloan) (Photo by Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)