26th MEU EOD conducts exploration event [Image 3 of 6]

USS KEARSARGE, AT SEA

12.12.2015

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Brown 

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)     

U.S. Marine Cpl. Devon J. Hornbeck, a warehouse chief with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), flips a tire while donning an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) 9 advanced bomb suit during an EOD exploration event aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Arabian Gulf Dec. 12, 2015. Marines wore the suit and conducted exercises to gain familiarity with the equipment and better understand the equipment and responsibilities of EOD. The 26th MEU is embarked on the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua W. Brown/Released)

• Date Taken: 12.12.2015
• Date Posted: 12.14.2015 06:35
• Photo ID: 2330551
• VIRIN: 151212-M-AW179-035
• Resolution: 2143x3000
• Size: 948.19 KB
• Location: USS KEARSARGE, AT SEA