Devil Ray USV in Medical Evacuation Training Scenario

Posted on | by Robbin Laird
03/12/2023

U.S. Navy Sailors simulate a ship-to-shore patient transfer using a MARTAC T-38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vessel (USV) in Aqaba, Jordan, March 9, 2023, during International Maritime Exercise 2023.

The USV transferred a mannequin from the Gulf of Aqaba to land, marking the first time the unmanned platform has been used to execute a medical evacuation training scenario.

AQABA, JORDAN

03.12.2023

Video by Spc. Aaron Troutman 

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet

ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 24, 2023) Members of Combined Task Force (CTF) 152 from Combined Maritime Forces operate a small boat near a MARTAC T-38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vessel in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 24. CTF 152 operates inside the Arabian Gulf to ensure maritime security and promote regional maritime cooperation. (Courtesy photo)