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200527-N-YX169-001 SAN DIEGO (May 27, 2020) Victor Valerio, lead engineer at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division, Keyport, Detachment San Diego, watches as the Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Kimball (WMSL 756) is prepared for a magnetic treatment operation known as a “deperm” at the San Diego Magnetic Silencing Facility. Deperming a ship reduces its vulnerability to magnetic and electromagnetic mines. (U.S. Navy photo by Gary Kwong/Released)
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