A member of Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4.3) directs an MH 53E Sea Dragon helicopter from the ?Vanguards? of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fourteen (HM-14) during take-off at the port of Umm Qasr, Iraq. The MH-53E, derived from the CH-53E Super Stallion, is capable of towing a variety of mine-sweeping countermeasures systems, including the Mk 105 minesweeping sled, the AQS-14 side-scan sonar, and the Mk 103 mechanical minesweeping system. U.S. Navy Sea Dragons and divers from the coalition cleared the Khwar Abd Allah waterway so the Royal Navy's Sir Galahad (L 3005) could deliver the first wave of humanitarian aid in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.