An MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopter from the 'Vanguards' of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fourteen (HM-14) pulls a Mark-105 magnetic sled sweeping the mouth of the Khawar Abd Allah river separating Iraq and Kuwait. HM-14 has embarked USS Ponce (LPD 15) to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. Minesweeping operations are underway to permit the bringing in of humanitarian supplies for the people of Iraq.