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USS PIONEER WENT UNDERWAY
TO PUT TRAINING INTO

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PRACTISE AS THEY COMPLETED
SEVERAL MINE SWEEPING

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CERTIFICATIONS.

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SO WE DID EVERY KIND OF
MINE WARFARE EVOLUTION THE

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SHIP CAN DO.

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WE DID EVERYTHING FROM
MINE HUNTING TO MINE

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NUETRALIZATION TO
MECHANICAL AND INFLUENCE

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SWEEPING.

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WITH THE TYPE AND
LOCATIONS OF MINES BEING

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UNKNOWN, MINESWEEPERS ARE
RELATIVELY SMALL SHIPS

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THAT ARE EQUIPED WITH
SEVERAL TO SAFETLY GET THE

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JOB DONE.

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MINESWEEPERS MAY BE SMALL,
BUT THEY HAVE A VERY

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IMPORTANT MISSION, THEY
PLAY A VERY BIG ROLE IN

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THE GRAND SCHEME
OF THINGS.

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BEFORE THE BIGGER SHIPS
CAN GO IN AND DO THEIR

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MISSION, BEFORE THE
MARINES CAN GO IN AND

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STORM THE BEACHES,
MINESWEEPERS HAVE TO GO IN

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AND CLEAR A SAFE PATH
TO TRAVEL FOR THEM.

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PETTY OFFICER ZACHARY
HALE, FLEET ACTIVITIES

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SASEBO, JAPAN.