U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), and U.S. Sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit One (EODMU-1), EOD Group One (EODGRU-1), prepare a combat rubber raiding craft during joint and bilateral littoral explosive ordnance neutralization and EOD Level 1 exploitation training as part of exercise Keen Sword 25 at Kin Blue Beach Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 28, 2024.
The training continued developing EOD tactics, techniques, and procedures to locate, mark, and neutralize underwater and surface explosive hazards.
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Source: DVIDS
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