Sailors, Tyndall personnel partner to return vessel to water

A U.S. Air Force Missile Retriever Ship attached to the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group, is shown run aground near Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 12, 2018. The ship was beached during the strong winds of Hurricane Michael. Sailors from the Mobile Diving Salvage Unit TWO homeported at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Ft. Story, partnered with Tyndall personnel to return the vessel to the water. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)

A U.S. Air Force Missile Retriever Ship attached to the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group sits beached near Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 12, 2018. The vessel was run aground during the powerful winds of Hurricane Michael. The Missile Retriever ship is responsible for the location and recovery of Subscale Aerial Targets in the Gulf of Mexico W151 Live-Fire Range. MR’s also conduct launch and recovery corridor clearance operations for both SSAT and Full-scale Aerial Target Missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)

A U.S. Air Force Missile Retriever Ship attached to the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group sits beached near Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 12, 2018. The vessel was run aground during the powerful winds of Hurricane Michael. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)

A beached U.S. Air Force Missile Retriever Ship is defueled near Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 12, 2018. The strong winds of Hurricane Michael caused the vessel to run aground over two months ago. The vessel had to be defueled prior to being returned to the water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)

A beached U.S. Air Force Missile Retriever Ship is inspected by Sailors, Airmen and contractors as they stand on the deck of the vessel near Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 12, 2018. The vessel belongs to the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group. Sailors from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, homeported at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Ft. Story, partnered with Tyndall personnel to return the vessel to the water. The Missile Retriever ship is responsible for the location and recovery of Subscale Aerial Targets in the Gulf of Mexico W151 Live-Fire Range. MR’s also conduct launch and recovery corridor clearance operations for both SSAT and Fullscale Aerial Target Missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)

A U.S. Navy Sailor stands aboard a beached U.S. Air Force Missile Retriever Ship at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 13, 2018. The vessel was beached during the strong winds of Hurricane Michael. Sailors from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, homeported at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Ft. Story, partnered with Tyndall personnel to return the vessel to the water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)

Airmen, Sailors and contractors push a large inflatable bladder beneath the hull of a beached U.S. Air Force Missile Retriever Ship near Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 13, 2018. The vessel ran aground during the powerful winds of Hurricane Michael. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)

Large bladders are inflated while beneath a beached U.S. Air Force Missile Retriever Ship near Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 13, 2018. The vessel was beached during the strong winds of Hurricane Michael. Sailors from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, homeported at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Ft. Story, partnered with Tyndall personnel to return the vessel to the water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)

A beached U.S. Air Force Missile Retriever Ship is raised from the ground by inflatable bladders near Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 13, 2018. The strong winds of Hurricane Michael caused the vessel to run aground over two months ago. The Missile Retriever ship is responsible for the location and recovery of Subscale Aerial Targets in the Gulf of Mexico W151 Live-Fire Range. MR’s also conduct launch and recovery corridor clearance operations for both SSAT and Full-scale Aerial Target Missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)

U.S. Navy Sailors stand aboard a beached U.S. Air Force Missile Retriever Ship while at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 13, 2018. During the onslaught of Hurricane Michael over two months ago, the vessel broke free and was pushed ashore. Sailors from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, homeported at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Ft. Story, partnered with Tyndall personnel to return the vessel to the water. The Missile Retriever ship is responsible for the location and recovery of Subscale Aerial Targets in the Gulf of Mexico W151 Live-Fire Range. MR’s also conduct launch and recovery corridor clearance operations for both SSAT and Fullscale Aerial Target Missions.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)

A valve is shown attached to a large inflatable bladder at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 13, 2018. Sailors and contractors partnered with Tyndall personnel to return the beached U.S. Air Force Missile Retriever Ship to the water more than two months after Hurricane Michael pushed it ashore. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)

A U.S. Air Force Missile Retriever Ship assigned to the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group, is run aground near Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 12, 2018. The ship was beached during the strong winds of Hurricane Michael. Sailors from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, homeported at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Ft. Story, partnered with Tyndall AFB personnel to return the vessel to the water. The Missile Retriever ship is responsible for the location and recovery of Subscale Aerial Targets in the Gulf of Mexico W151 Live-Fire Range. MR’s also conduct launch and recovery corridor clearance operations for both SSAT and Full-scale Aerial Target Missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)

A U.S. Air Force Missile Retriever Ship attached to the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group sits beached near Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 12, 2018. The vessel was beached during the strong winds of Hurricane Michael. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)

U.S. Navy Sailors attach a guiding line to an anchor prior to returning a beached vessel to the water while at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 13, 2018. The U.S. Air Force Missile Retriever Ship was beached during the strong winds of Hurricane Michael. Sailors from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, homeported at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Ft. Story, partnered with Tyndall personnel to return the vessel to the water. The Missile Retriever ship is responsible for the location and recovery of Subscale Aerial Targets in the Gulf of Mexico W151 Live-Fire Range. MR’s also conduct launch and recovery corridor clearance operations for both SSAT and Full-scale Aerial Target Missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)

A U.S. Air Force Missile Retriever Ship sits beached near Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 13, 2018. The vessel required an array of supplies, tools, and techniques to get it back to the waterway safely. The vessel was beached during the strong winds of Hurricane Michael. The Missile Retriever ship is responsible for the location and recovery of Subscale Aerial Targets in the Gulf of Mexico W151 Live-Fire Range. MR’s also conduct launch and recovery corridor clearance operations for both SSAT and Full-scale Aerial Target Missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)

Sailors from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, homeported at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Ft. Story, run a steel cable the length of a beached vessel at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 13, 2018. Sailors and contractors partnered with Tyndall personnel to return the beached U.S. Air Force Missile Retriever Ship to the water more than two months after Hurricane Michael pushed it ashore. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)

A valve is attached to a large inflatable bladder at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 13, 2018. Multiple bladders were used to recover a U.S. Air Force Missile Retriever Ship that had run aground due to the strong winds of Hurricane Michael. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)

An inflatable bladder sits beneath the hull of a beached U.S. Air Force Missile Retriever Ship at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 13, 2018. The vessel ran aground during the powerful winds brought on by Hurricane Michael. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)

A U.S. Air Force Missile Retriever Ship sits atop inflatable bladders near Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 14, 2018. Prior to returning to the water, the vessel sat beached due to the strong winds of Hurricane Michael. Sailors from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, homeported at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Ft. Story, partnered with Tyndall personnel and contractors to return the vessel to the water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz)