File:NMMP dolphin with locator.jpeg

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Description	English: Bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus) of the NMMP on mineclearance operations, with locator beacon. K-Dog, a bottle-nose dolphin belonging to Commander Task Unit (CTU) 55.4.3, leaps out of the water in front of Sgt. Andrew Garrett while training near the USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) in the Persian Gulf. Attached to the dolphin's pectoral fin is a "pinger" device that allows the handler to keep track of the dolphin when out of sight. CTU-55.4.3 is a multi-national 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 -8). These units are conducting deep/shallow water mine countermeasure operations to clear shipping lanes. Français : Un Grand dauphin ( Tursiops truncatus) appartnant au NMMP portant une balise de localisation et participant à une opération de déminage dans le cadre de la CTU-55.4.3. La balise sert à repérer l'animal lorsqu'il n'est pas visible. La CTU-55.4.3 est une équipe de déminage en milieu marin regroupant des unités provenant de plusieurs pays anglos-saxons (Angleterre, Australie, Etats unis).
Date	18 March 2003
Source	This Image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 030318-N-5319A-002 (next). This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information.
Author	U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Brien Aho.
Permission ( Reusing this file)	Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 13 August 2006. It was captioned as follows: English: Bottlenose dolphin of the NMMP on mineclearance operations, with locator beacon. Other languages:  العربية: تدريب الدلافين في سلاح البحرية الأمريكي Cymraeg: Dolffin Trwyn-potel yn gweithio yn egluro ffrwydrynnau am Llynges yr UD. Deutsch: Großer Tümmler ( Delphin) der US NAVY bei Minenräumungen, mit Peilsender. English: Bottlenose dolphin of the NMMP on mineclearance operations, with locator beacon. Español: Defín nariz de botella del NMMP estadounidense en tareas de limpieza de minas, con una baliza localizadora. Français : Dauphin utilisé pour le déminage dans le cadre du NMMP. Galego: Golfiño ( Tursiops truncatus) do NMMP equipado cunha radiobaliza nunha operación de detección de minas Magyar: Az amerikai haditengerészet aknamentesítő palackorrú delfine a lokátorral. Italiano: Un delfino ( Delphinus delphis) incaricato di lavori di sminamento al servizio della Marina degli Stati Uniti d'America. 日本語: ペルシャ湾で機雷除去作業をする アメリカ海軍・ 海洋哺乳類計画のハンドウイルカ ( Tursiops truncatus) Bân-lâm-gú: Bí-kok NMMP hái-kun ê hùn-liān jîn-ôan, tng-leh hùn-liān hái-ti tiàm hái-té saù-lûi. Norsk bokmål: Flaskenesedelfin fra NMMP på mineryddingsoperasjon. Norsk nynorsk: Flaskenasedelfin ( Tursiops truncatus) frå NMMP på mineryddingsoppdrag. Polski: Delfin butlonosy w trakcie operacji rozbrajania min US NAVY. Português: Golfinho-nariz-de-garrafa (Tursiops truncatus) da Marinha dos Estados Unidos equipado com um localizalizador em operação de detecção de minas. Русский: Дельфин афалина (Tursiops truncatus) с радиомаяком на тренировке по обнаружению подводных мин по программе NMMP США Svenska: En flasknosdelfin ( Tursiops truncatus) på minröjningsuppdrag i den amerikanska flottan. Türkçe: Mayın tarama çalışmalarında kullanılan bir afalina ( Tursiops truncatus). Yunusun yüzgecinde mayının yerini belirleyen bir alet bulunmaktadır. 中文（简体）‎: 美国海军动物项目 （NMMP）在训练员的指挥下运用 海豚进行扫雷。

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