▁( MS O ▁ 4 4 9 ), ▁and ▁USS ▁Le ader ▁( MS O ▁ 4 9 0 ) ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁newly ▁commission ed ▁mine ▁counter me asures ▁ship ▁USS ▁Aven ger ▁( MC M ▁ 1 ▁) ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁heavy - l ift ▁ship ▁Super ▁Serv ant ▁III . ▁More ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁Navy ▁Ex pl os ive ▁Or dn ance ▁Dis pos al ▁( E OD ) ▁teams ▁were ▁also ▁deployed ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁mine ▁counter me asures ▁force . ▁Al lied ▁mines we ep ers ▁from ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁K uw ait , ▁and ▁the ▁M H - 5 3 ▁Super ▁St all ions ▁of ▁Mine ▁C ounter me asures ▁Hel ic opter ▁Squadron ▁ 1 4 ▁joined ▁the ▁MC M ▁effort . ▁ ▁After ▁months ▁of ▁training ▁off ▁Dub ai , ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates , ▁US MC M G ▁staff ▁emb ark ed ▁in ▁USS ▁Tri pol i ▁( LP H ▁ 1 0 ) ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁January , ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁the ▁northern ▁G ulf ▁waters ▁to ▁perform ▁their ▁mission . ▁As ▁flags hip ▁for ▁the ▁combined ▁operation , ▁Tri pol i ' s ▁flight ▁deck ▁was ▁the ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁mine - s we eping ▁hel ic op ters . ▁Six ▁British ▁mines we ep ers ▁joined ▁their ▁U . S . ▁counter parts , ▁with ▁British ▁and ▁U . S . ▁war ships ▁providing ▁air ▁defense .