III MEF, BRM and EODMU 5 drill VBSS aboard USCGC WASHINGTON

GUAM

03.23.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Groesch 

Fleet Combat Camera Pacific

Force Reconnaissance Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force; British Royal Marines with J Company, 42 Commando board the Coast Guard Cutter Washington (WPB 1331) from a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) operated by Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) drill, March 23, 2018 at Naval Base Guam. U.S. Marines, BRMs and Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5 conducted joint-combined training in order to develop shared standard-of-procedures in a VBSS environment to provide a more flexible and mission-ready capability to geographic combatant commanders in the Pacific. EODMU-5 is assigned to Commander, Task Force 75, the primary expeditionary task force responsible for the planning and execution of coastal riverine operations, explosive ordnance disposal, diving engineering and construction, and underwater construction in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas A. Groesch)

• Date Taken: 03.23.2018
• Date Posted: 03.26.2018 01:13
• Photo ID: 4243394
• VIRIN: 180323-N-DM338-0020
• Resolution: 2024x2661
• Size: 3.17 MB
• Location: GU