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POW/MIA ceremony EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- An Airman, a Soldier, a Sailor and a Marine from the Navy School Explosive Ordnance Disposal saves a ceremonial seat for armed forces members who are still missing in action during the Prisoner of War Missing in Action Recognition Day ceremony Sept. 21 at the Air Force Armament Museum. The tradition of setting the table is to symbolize "you are not forgotten." (U.S. Air Force photo by Mike Fleck) |
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| 070815-N-9860Y-048 COUPEVILLE, Wash.
(Aug. 15, 2007) - Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU)
11 walk with their parachutes after landing during a jump to honor fallen
comrades in Outlying Field. The Air force Official Registry of parachute
drop zones has approved the renaming of the drop zone after Chief Explosive
Ordnance Disposalman Gregory Billiter in commemoration of his death April
6, 2007, while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by
Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tucker M. Yates (RELEASED) |
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| 070815-N-9860Y-038 COUPEVILLE, Wash.
(Aug. 15, 2007) - A member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit
(EODMU) 11 completes a parachute landing to honor fallen comrades in Outlying
Field. The Air force Official Registry of parachute drop zones has approved
the renaming of the drop zone after Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposalman
Gregory Billiter in commemoration of his death April 6, 2007, while supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist
2nd Class Tucker M. Yates (RELEASED) |
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| 070815-N-9860Y-002 COUPEVILLE, Wash.
(Aug. 15, 2007) - A poster to remember members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11 is displayed at a ceremony to rename drop zones
in their honor. Three parachute drop zones around Naval Air Station Whidbey
Island were named after Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposalman Gregory Billiter,
Explosive Ordnance Disposalman 1st Class Adam McSweeny and Explosive Ordnance
Disposalman 2nd Class Curtis Hall in commemoration of their deaths supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist
2nd Class Tucker M. Yates (RELEASED) |
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| 070807-N-3503S-002 JACKSONVILLE, Fla.
(Aug. 7, 2007) - Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile
Unit Six (EODMU) 6, hold a line attached to an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter
assigned to the “Red Lions” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron
(HS) 15. The EOD team conducted Special Purpose Insertion-Extraction (SPIE)
training over the Saint Johns River. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication
Specialist 2nd Class Brain Smarr (RELEASED) |
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| 070807-N-4049C-044 JACKSONVILLE, Fla.
(Aug 7, 2007) - Lt. John Stewart, Officer In Charge, Explosive Ordnance
Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 6, rests after participating in a cast and
recovery drill over the Saint Johns River. Cast and recovery is a fast
means of inserting and extracting troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication
Specialist Seaman Patrick J. Cook (RELEASED) |
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| 070808-N-2858G-004 SIGONELLA, Sicily
(Aug. 8, 2007) - Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposalman Duane Oliveira,
assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 checks the
breach and renders safe of an .50 caliber machine gun mounted in the wing
of World War II aircraft wreckage. Sailors from NAS Sigonella inspected
the aircraft for identifying markings in hopes of discovering information
regarding the planes mission and occupant. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication
Specialist 2nd Class Gunnar C. Gorder (RELEASED) |
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| 070804-N-7783B-003 SEATTLE, Wash.
(Aug. 4, 2007) - Explosive Ordnance Demolitionman 2nd Class (EOD) Edwin
Gless assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11,
Det. Northwest, helps put an equipment vest on a young visitor to the
units display booth during a recruiting presentation at Seafair's fleet
week. EODMU 11 was just one of many informational and display booths open
to the public on Pier 91 in Seattle. Seafair is Seattle's month-long traditional
summer festival, which includes parades, amateur athletics, air shows
and boat racing. The Seafair honors past and present sacrifices and contributions
made by our Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 1st Class Thomas J. Brennan (RELEASED) |
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| 070720-N-5928K-007 MEDITERRANEAN SEA
(July 20, 2007) - Explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2, Det. 26, conduct a
fast rope exercise from an HH-60H Seahawk to the flight deck of the nuclear-powered
aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise and embarked Carrier
Airwing (CVW) 1 are underway on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo
by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class N.C. Kaylor (RELEASED) |
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| 070711-N-3541A-085 ARABIAN SEA (July
11, 2007) - Sailors and Marines exercise during an Explosive Ordnance
Disposal (EOD) Unit led workout in the hangar bay aboard Nimitz-class
aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis is on a scheduled
deployment in the 5th Fleet area of operations supporting ground forces
in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of maritime operations. U.S. Navy photo
by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Davis Anderson (RELEASED) |
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| 070705-N-0455L-028 ATLANTIC OCEAN
(July 5, 2007) - Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit
(EODMU) 6, Det. 22, gather the rope which is used for fast roping exercises
to stow back into the SH-60 Seahawk, attached to the "Dusty Dogs"
of Helicopter Anti-submarine squadron (HS) 7, during a fast rope exercise
drill aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is underway in the Atlantic
Ocean participating in the composite training unit exercise in preparation
for deployment to the Persian Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication
Specialist Seaman Justin Lee Losack (RELEASED) |
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| 070705-N-2984R-230 ATLANTIC OCEAN
(July 5, 2007) - Sailors, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit
(EODMU) 6 Det. 22, perform a fast rope exercise on the flight deck aboard
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is
underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in the composite training
unit exercise in preparation for deployment to the Persian Gulf. U.S.
Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes
(RELEASED) |
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| 070630-N-8110K-014 BOSTON (June 30,
2007) – Senior Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician David
Prasek demonstrates the proper way to wear a Med-Eng EOD 8 Bomb Suit to
a participant of the Navy SEAL Trident Challenge at Boston University
during Navy Week Boston. The SEAL challenge mirrors the initial physical
screening test given to those interested in becoming a SEAL and consists
of swimming, push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, and running. The Navy SEAL Trident
Challenge was just one of many Navy sponsored events in Boston during
Navy Week. The week is one of 26 Navy Weeks planned across America in
2007. Navy Weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have
made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a
significant Navy presence. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communications
Specialist Dave Kaylor (RELEASED) |
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| 070620-N-2294H-002 FORT STORY, Va.
(June 20, 2007) - Explosive Ordnance Disposalman 1st Class Mica Greenwood
and Explosive Ordnance Disposalman 2nd Class Joe Green illuminate a chemically
contaminated area during a field exercise so a clean cover can be placed.
These Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 6 Sailors are preventing
the spread of further contamination as part of their development at EOD
Training and Evaluation Unit 2. This capability is a common part of the
adaptive force packages that the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command can
provide. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elizabeth
Holm (RELEASED) |
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| 070620-N-2294H-001 FORT STORY, Va.
(June 20, 2007) - Explosive Ordnance Disposalman 2nd Class Joe Green and
Explosive Ordnance Disposalman 1st Class Jason McCormick use a smoke grenade
to determine wind direction before setting up a decontamination area.
Area decontamination is one of many capabilities that explosive ordnance
disposal (EOD) forces can contribute to joint operations as a part of
the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command. Green and McCormick are assigned
to EOD Mobile Unit 6 and are preparing for an upcoming deployment. U.S.
Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elizabeth Holm (RELEASED)
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| 070618-N-9900B-052 VIRGINIA BEACH,
Va. (June 18, 2007) - Rear Adm. Sharon H. Redpath, commander, Navy Expeditionary
Logistics Support Group speaks during Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
Expeditionary Support Unit (ESU) 2 establishment ceremony. ESU-2 primary
mission is to provide administrative and logistical support for all East
Coast EOD and diving salvage units. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication
Specialist 3rd Class Remus Borisov (RELEASED) |
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| 070527-N-5484G-085 ARABIAN SEA (May
27, 2007) - An SH-60F Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the "Indians"
of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 6, recovers one of its divers
assigned to Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 3 from the
water while participating in a mine countermeasure exercise with the Avenger-class
mine countermeasure ship USS Scout (MCM 8). Scout and Carrier Air Wing
(CVW) 11 are deployed to 5th Fleet conducting maritime operations and
supporting the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication
Specialist Seaman Joseph Pol Sebastian Gocong (RELEASED) |
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| 070524-N-2294H-002 FORT STORY, Va.
(May 24, 2007) - Explosive Ordnance Disposal 2nd Class Jeremiah Foxwell,
from Tallahassee, Fla., enters a cave during a training scenario. Foxwell
is assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2, Detachment
Fourteen, currently training at Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and
Evaluation Unit (EODTEU) 2. This training is essential in preparing Navy
Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) Sailors for their work in the field.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elizabeth (RELEASED)
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| 070523-N-7575W-005 POINT MUGU, Calif.
(May 23, 2007)- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pauses for a photo
opportunity with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 3 Detachment.
Secretary Rice departed Point Mugu, after taking part in a wreath laying
ceremony at The Reagan Library, located in Simi Valley, Calif., with Australian
Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Downer. U.S. Navy photo By Mass
Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Williams (RELEASED) |
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| 070516-N-4420S-073 INDIAN OCEAN (May
16, 2007) - Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) Detachment
3 practices fast-rope exercises from an SH-60F Seahawk assigned to the
"Indians" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 6 aboard
nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Carrier Strike
Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing 11 are deployed to 5th Fleet conducting
maritime security operations (MSO) and supporting the global war on terrorism.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice John
Scorza (RELEASED) |
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| 070516-N-0890S-095 INDIAN OCEAN (May
16, 2007) - Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) Detachment
3 practices fast-rope exercises from an SH-60F Seahawk assigned to the
"Indians" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 6 aboard
nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Carrier Strike
Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing 11 are deployed to 5th Fleet conducting
maritime security operations (MSO) and supporting the global war on terrorism.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice David
L. Smart (RELEASED) |
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| 070516-N-2294H-001 FORT STORY, Va.
(May 16, 2007) - Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Units
2, 4, 6, and 8, as well as Naval Coastal Warfare’s Maritime Interdiction
Teams take part in a helicopter rope suspension training/cast master certification
course. Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) fast-rope exercises are
a part of Explosive Ordinance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit Two’s
(EODTEU 2) training curriculum. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication
Specialist Seaman Elizabeth Holm (RELEASED) |
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| 070516-N-4420S-403 INDIAN OCEAN (May
16, 2007) – Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile
Unit (EODMU) Detachment 3 run to an SH-60F Seahawk helicopter, assigned
to the "Indians" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS)
6, while practicing fast-rope exercises aboard nuclear-powered aircraft
carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and embarked
Carrier Air Wing 11 are deployed to 5th Fleet conducting Maritime Security
Operations in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo
by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice John Scorza (RELEASED)
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| 070513-N-4167S-001 CHUK SAMET HARBOR,
Thailand (May 13, 2007) - Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile
Unit (EODMU) 5, Detachment (Det) 51, prepare to neutralize mine shapes
using explosive charges during mine countermeasure operations as part
of Cobra Gold 2007. USS Guardian (MCM 5) worked with Royal Thai Navy (RTN)
minesweeper Tha Din Daeng (MHC 634) to detect, sweep and neutralize simulated
mines over the course of several days. Cobra Gold is an annual multinational
joint training exercise aimed at developing interoperability, strengthening
relationships between services and developing cross-cultural understanding
among participating nations. U.S. Navy photo by Mineman Seaman Richard
Shuler (RELEASED) |
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| 070508-N-7732W-002 BANGOR, Wash. (May
8, 2007) - Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Keia Patti instructs 5th
grade students from the local area to observe the reconnaissance and security
robot “Talon” during an demonstration presented by Explosive
Ordnance Disposal Mobil Unit (EODMU) 11, Detachment Bangor. The presentation
was part of a five-day tour provided by the government youth program entitled
“Starbase Atlantis,” a program which allows elementary students
the ability to tour various military facilities to help raise awareness
for today’s military. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist
Seamen Charles Whetstine (RELEASED) |
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| 070509-N-4124C-057 UTAPAO, Thailand
(May 9, 2007) - Royal Thai Navy divers and U.S. Navy divers assigned to
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 practice procedures
on a compression chamber during Cobra Gold 2007. The U.S.-Thai led multi-national
Cobra Gold 07, to be conducted May 8-18, is a regularly scheduled joint/combined
exercise designed to ensure regional peace, enhance interoperability and
foster cross-cultural understanding among participating nations. U.S.
Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adam R. Cole (RELEASED)
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| 070508-N-0490C-017 MEDITERRANEAN SEA
(May 8, 2007) - Explosive Ordnance Disposalman 2nd Class Larry Brown and
Explosive Ordnance Disposalman 1st Class Justin Hauck from Explosive Ordnance
Disposal Mobile Unit (EODU) 6, Detachment 16 prepare for an exercise on
the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
(CVN 69). Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 are on deployment
in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). MSO help set the conditions
for security and stability in the maritime environment, as well as complement
the counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations. U.S. Navy
photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Angel Contreras (RELEASED)
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| 070508-N-0490C-014 MEDITERRANEAN SEA
(May 8, 2007) - An HH-60H Seahawk, assigned to the "Nightdippers"
of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 5, deploys members of Explosive
Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 6, Detachment 16, during a floating
mine exercise. EODMU-6 and HS-5 are attached to Nimitz-class aircraft
carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower and embarked Carrier
Air Wing (CVW) 7 are on a scheduled deployment in support of Maritime
Security Operations (MSO). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist
2nd Class Angel Contreras (RELEASED) |
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| 070502-N-0483B-003 YOKOSUKA, Japan
(May 2, 2007) - Marines from the Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST)
work with Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians (EOD) from EOD
Mobile Unit 5 Detachment Yokosuka during a fast rope training exercise
at the helicopter pad on board Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka. U.S.
Navy photo Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kari R. Bergman (RELEASED)
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| 070420-N-3321R-004 OAK HARBOR, Wash.
(April 20, 2007) - Whidbey Island Sailors and community motorcyclists
ride down the street before gathering together for a final police lead
escort through downtown Oak Harbor. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
Memorial Run was set up as a way to raise money for the families of the
EOD sailors who lost their lives in Iraq on April 10, 2007. U.S. Navy
photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Richardson (RELEASED)
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| 070414-N-6357K-004 SAN DIEGO (April
14, 2007) – Cmdr. Jeffrey Beaty, Naval Base Point Loma executive
officer, delivers the opening remarks for the Army’s 710th Ordnance
Company, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) memorial dedication held at
Lincoln Military Housing in San Diego. The plaque memorial dedication
is to honor three 710th EOD Soldiers and one Special Forces Medic Soldier
killed in action (KIA) on April 15, 2002, in Afghanistan during Operation
Enduring Freedom. The 710th Ordnance Company is currently stationed at
Naval Base Point Loma, formerly Fort Rosecrans until turned over to the
Department of the Navy in 1959. The 710th EOD are in the process of relocating
to Fort Lewis, Washington. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication
Specialist Yan M. Kennon (RELEASED) |
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| 070415-N-0555B-041 PACIFIC OCEAN (April
15, 2007) - Demonstrating the quick insertion techniques used for visit,
board, search and seizure (VBSS), a member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11 Detachment 15 fast-ropes from an HH-60H Seahawk
of the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron
(HS) 4 onto the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald
Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 hosted an
air power demonstration for their Sailors and the 465 family members and
friends who embarked the ship for a Tiger Cruise. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher D. Blachly (RELEASED) |
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| 070403-N-4163T-011 CORONADO, Calif.
(Apr. 3, 2007) - Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile
Unit (EODMU) 3 receive the Bronze Star Medal during an awards presentation
ceremony. Eight awardees, received the Bronze Star for completing 99 missions
in which they detonated or recovered large amounts of ordnance while in
Iraq from June to December 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication
Specialist 2nd Class Stephanie Tigner (RELEASED) |
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| 070403-N-9712C-236 SOUTH CHINA SEA
(April 3, 2007) - Personnel from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit
(EODMU) 11, Detachment 15, fast-rope out of an SH-60F Seahawk, assigned
to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron
(HS) 4, onto the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during an air
power demonstration. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 performed the air power
demonstration featuring an exhibition from all eight of the air wing’s
squadrons. Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is underway in support of
operations in the western Pacific. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication
Specialist 2nd Class John P. Curtis (RELEASED) |
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| 070328-N-6247M-036 OAK HARBOR, Wash.
(March 28, 2007) - Vice Commander, Naval Reserve Forces Command, Rear
Adm. Robert Passmore speaks to members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11 during an awards ceremony. Passmore awarded Bronze
Stars to 15 members of the unit for their actions supporting the global
war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st
Class Bruce McVicar (RELEASED) |
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| 070323-N-4238B-253 NORFOLK, Va. (March
23, 2007) - From right to left, Lt. Tim Ferracci, Chief Explosive Ordnance
Disposal Jeff Reinhofer, and Constructionman Apprentice Nicole Ramnes,
assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit (EODU) 2, remove shingles
from the roof of the home of Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Paul Darga’s
widow. More than 100 volunteers helped complete work Darga intended to
do on the house before being killed in Iraq while responding to an improvised
explosive devise (IED) attack in the Anbar Province. U.S. Navy photo by
Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kelly E. Barnes (RELEASED) |
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| 070323-N-4238B-246 NORFOLK, Va. (March
23, 2007) – From left to right, Constructionman Apprentice Nicole
Ramnes, Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Jeff Reinhofer, and Lt. Tim
Ferracci assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit (EODU) 2, remove
shingles from the roof of the home of Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Paul Darga’s widow. More than 100 volunteers helped complete work
Darga intended to do on the house before being killed in Iraq while responding
to an improvised explosive devise (IED) attack in the Anbar Province.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kelly E. Barnes
(RELEASED) |
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| 070318-N-5324D-001 TUCSON, Ariz. (March
18, 2007) - Explosive Ordinance Disposal 1st Class Rick Cote reacts after
losing a game of tic-tac-toe with a young boy. Cote and members of Explosive
Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 3, based in San Diego, Calif.,
were on hand at Aerospace and Arizona Days Air Show for festivities congruent
with Tucson Navy Week. The week is one of 26 Navy Weeks planned across
America in 2007. Navy Week is designed to show Americans the investment
they have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do
not have a significant Navy presence. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication
Specialist 1st Class Janine Deneault (RELEASED) |
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| 070309-N-2456S-132 NEWPORT NEWS, Va.
(March 9, 2007) - Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Scott Allison, leading
chief petty officer of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit (MOBU)
2, explains an interactive video of the inner workings of the turret on
the USS Monitor to his children during a visit to the USS Monitor Center
in Newport News, Va. The Monitor faced off against the Confederate Ironclad,
CSS Virginia, during the Civil War Battle of Hampton Roads, March 9, 1862.
This battle was the first naval battle between ironclad ships. U.S. Navy
photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman John Suits (RELEASED) |
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| 070309-N-1512O-247 U.S. NAVAL CENTRAL
COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 9, 2007) - Explosive Ordnance Disposal
2nd Class Nicholas Null, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile
Unit (EODMU) 2, is lifted into an MH-60S Seahawk after connecting explosives
to a simulated mine aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).
Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group is conducting Maritime Security Operations
(MSO) in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist Seaman Stephen Oleksiak (RELEASED) |
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| 070208-N-7918H-786 Fort Pickett, Va.
(Feb. 8, 2007) - An MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to the "Chargers"
of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Two Six (HSC-26), takes off with
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit Two (EODMU-2) to
conduct static-line jump operations. EODMU-2 continuously trains to maintain
their proficiency in exiting an aircraft in an expeditious and safe manner.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth R.
Hendrix (RELEASED) |
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| 070208-N-7918H-764 Fort Pickett, Va.
(Feb. 8, 2007) - An MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to the "Chargers"
of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Two Six (HSC-26), takes off with
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit Two (EODMU-2) to
conduct static-line jump operations. EODMU-2 continuously trains to maintain
their proficiency in exiting an aircraft in an expeditious and safe manner.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth R.
Hendrix (RELEASED) |
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| 070208-N-7918H-222 Fort Pickett, Va.
(Feb. 8, 2007) - Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit
Two (EODMU-2) board an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the "Chargers"
of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Two Six (HSC-26) to conduct static-line
jump operations. EODMU-2 continuously trains to maintain their proficiency
in exiting an aircraft in an expeditious and safe manner. U.S. Navy photo
by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix (RELEASED)
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| 070208-N-7918H-193 Fort Pickett, Va.
(Feb. 8, 2007) - A Sailor assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit
Two (EODMU-2) jumps from an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the "Chargers"
of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Two Six (HSC-26) while conducting
static-line jump operations. EODMU-2 continuously trains to maintain their
proficiency in exiting an aircraft in an expeditious and safe manner.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth R.
Hendrix (RELEASED) |
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| 070208-N-7918H-168 Fort Pickett, Va.
(Feb. 8, 2007) - A Sailor assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit
Two (EODMU-2) jumps from an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the "Chargers"
of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Two Six (HSC-26) while conducting
static-line jump operations. EODMU-2 continuously trains to maintain their
proficiency in exiting an aircraft in an expeditious and safe manner.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth R.
Hendrix (RELEASED) |
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| 070208-N-7918H-151 Fort Pickett, Va.
(Feb. 8, 2007) - Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit
Two (EODMU-2) board an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the "Chargers"
of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Two Six (HSC-26) to conduct static-line
jump operations. EODMU-2 continuously trains to maintain their proficiency
in exiting an aircraft in an expeditious and safe manner. U.S. Navy photo
by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix (RELEASED)
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| 070208-N-7918H-120 Fort Pickett, Va.
(Feb. 8, 2007) - Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit
Two (EODMU-2), prepare to conduct static-line jump operations aboard an
MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the "Chargers" of Helicopter Combat
Support Squadron Two Six (HSC-26). EODMU-2 continuously train to maintain
their proficiency in exiting a variety of aircraft. U.S. Navy photo by
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix (RELEASED)
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| 070209-N-4009P-160 Pacific Ocean (Feb.
9, 2007) - Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians (EOD) dress Aircrew
Survival Equipmentman 3rd Class Dusty Rather from Houston, Texas, in a
bomb suit during an EOD recruitment session in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class
nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The suit
is capable of protecting a person from most improvised explosive devices
at a distance of ten feet or more. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group
is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean on deployment in support of
U.S. military operations in the Western Pacific. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist Seaman Joe Painter (RELEASED) |
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| 070209-N-4009P-036 Pacific Ocean (Feb.
9, 2007) - Commander Carrier Strike Group Seven Rear Adm. Charles Martoglio
speaks with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians (EOD) during an EOD
recruitment session in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class nuclear powered
aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Ronald Reagan Carrier
Strike Group is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean on deployment
in support of U.S. military operations in the Western Pacific. U.S. Navy
photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joe Painter (RELEASED) |
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| 070201-N-1635S-002 Pacific Ocean (Feb.
1, 2007) - Sailors aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) pay close attention
to Explosive Ordinance Disposal 1st Class Jon Greco from Hollendale, Miss.,
as he instructs them on rappelling from the mezzanine in hanger bay one.
Greco has been assigned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., with
EOD Mobile Unit 11 Detachment 15 for two and a half years. Ronald Reagan
Carrier Strike Group is currently underway in support of operations in
the western Pacific. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist
Seaman Joshua Scott (RELEASED) |
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| 070127-N-0318S-001 Tampa, Fla. (Jan
27, 2006) - Master Diver Kyle Gaillard assigned to the Naval Special Warfare
Center Panama gathers parade beads in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal
(EOD) dive tank to give to people who come up to the dive tank and play
Tic-Tac-Toe. Members of the Navy Special Operations and Special Warfare
program were participating in Tampa Navy Week events being held January
20-27. Tampa Navy Week is one of 26 Navy Weeks planned across America
in 2007. U.S. Navy photo Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jesse
A Sherwin III (RELEASED) |
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| 070110-N-1328C-030 Djibouti City,
Djibouti (Jan. 10, 2007) - Navy Lt. Nels Peterson, from Yuma, Ariz., signals
to his team after diving along Djibouti City piers. Peterson is currently
attached to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eight (EODMU-8), and
deployed to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. U.S.Navy photo
by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric A. Clement (RELEASED) |
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