Sailors, Tyndall personnel partner to return vessel to water
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)