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    An underwater vehicle or torpedo-shaped device is being deployed or recovered via a crane/hoist over open ocean water. A support vessel with personnel aboard is visible in the background at a moderate distance. The scene appears to be a maritime operation, likely scientific, military, or survey-related.

    ATLANTIC OCEAN

    08.04.2017

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Oki  

    Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group Two

    170804-N-SF508-111 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 4, 2017) Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2, Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures Company (ExMCM Co.) 202, stand by in a 11-meter rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) as a Mark 18. Mod. 2 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) is lowered into the water by the M/V Shelia Bordelon during an ExMCM training exercise. ExMCM Co. 202 consists of an EODMU 2 MCM platoon, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 Unmanned Systems Platoon, and the Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center (NOMWC) Post Mission Analysis Cell. EODMU 2 provides credible, combat-ready EOD forces capable of deploying anywhere, anytime in support of national interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charles Oki/Released)

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    Date Taken: 08.04.2017
    Date Posted: 08.07.2017 16:30
    Photo ID: 3644789
    VIRIN: 170804-N-SF508-111
    Resolution: 4036x2778
    Size: 679.57 KB
    Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN
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    An underwater vehicle or torpedo-shaped device is being deployed or recovered via a crane/hoist over open ocean water. A support vessel with personnel aboard is visible in the background at a moderate distance. The scene appears to be a maritime operation, likely scientific, military, or survey-related.
    Four personnel wearing tan/khaki uniforms and tactical helmets are operating from a gray rigid inflatable boat (RIB), using long poles to handle or guide an underwater object marked with the number '237'. The operation appears to be a recovery or deployment of an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) or torpedo-like device in open water. Yellow straps and securing equipment are visible on the boat's deck.
    A nighttime maritime operation aboard a ship's deck showing crew members using a crane to lift or lower a rigid inflatable boat (RIB). Workers are managing guide ropes to control the suspended vessel's movement. The scene is illuminated by artificial deck lighting against a dark night sky.

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    Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2
    UUV
    Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
    EODMU2
    Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2
    EODGRU 2
    ExMCM
    Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures
    Training
    Navy
    EOD
    Explosive Ordnance Disposal
    U.S. Navy

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