military marine mammal

A military marine mammal is a cetacean or pinniped that has been trained for military uses. Examples include bottlenose dolphins, seals, sea lions, and beluga whales. The United States and Soviet militaries have trained and employed oceanic dolphins for various uses. Military marine mammals have been trained to rescue lost naval swimmers, guard navy ships against enemy divers, locate mines for later clearance by divers, and aid in location and recovery of equipment lost on the seabed.

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  military dolphin ⓘ
  dolphins employed in military operations

Frameless

Delfin Mine Hunter

NMMP Sea Lion Recovering Test Object

Corpus Christi Experiment DVIDS1091431

A mammal trainer of the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program demonstrates techniques with a bottlenose dolphin to local students during Fleet Week in San Diego, California, November 2023.

U.S. Navy Machinist Mate 3rd Class Aaron Nutt tends to a dolphin aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron, 15th Airlift Wing while en route to Noumea, New Caledonia 091108-F-LX971-220

US Navy Petty Officer Second Class Chris Roath of the Explosive Ordinance Mobile Unit 3, Detachment 6 Marine Mammal Systems briefs Lieutenant General Norty Schwartz, Commander of Alaskan Command and Alaskan 010321-F-LX971-011

GiGi sea lion 1984

Tuffy

Military-trained-dolphin

NMMP dolphin with locator

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		military dolphin	military marine mammal, dolphin	Wikidata
commons	image		Delfin Mine Hunter		Commons
commons	image		NMMP Sea Lion Recovering Test Object		Commons
commons	image		Corpus Christi Experiment DVIDS1091431		Commons
commons	image		A mammal trainer of the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program demonstrates techniques with a bottlenose dolphin to local students during Fleet Week in San Diego, California, November 2023.		Commons
commons	image		U.S. Navy Machinist Mate 3rd Class Aaron Nutt tends to a dolphin aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron, 15th Airlift Wing while en route to Noumea, New Caledonia 091108-F-LX971-220		Commons
commons	image		US Navy Petty Officer Second Class Chris Roath of the Explosive Ordinance Mobile Unit 3, Detachment 6 Marine Mammal Systems briefs Lieutenant General Norty Schwartz, Commander of Alaskan Command and Alaskan 010321-F-LX971-011		Commons
commons	image		GiGi sea lion 1984		Commons
commons	image		Tuffy		Commons
commons	image		Military-trained-dolphin		Commons
commons	image		NMMP dolphin with locator		Commons