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Video by Lt. Matthew Stroup
WWII-era Mines Cleared During BALTOPS 2019 by Mine Warfare Task Group
Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC)
June 14, 2019 | 0:12
A roughly 1,000 pound, World War II-era, air-laid mine (A Mark I - VI) explodes off the coast of Germany in the Baltic Sea. The unexploded ordnance was discovered by an 11-nation Mine Warfare Task Group during the BALTOPS 2019 exercise. BALTOPS is the premier annual maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, marking the 47th year of one of the largest exercises in Northern Europe enhancing flexibility and interoperability among allied and partner nations. U.S. Navy video by Lt. Matthew A. Stroup (Released)
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