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WHO: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2
WHAT: Snow Crab Exercise 2024 Media Day
WHEN: Friday, January 26, at 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Camp Ripley Training Center, Little Falls, Minnesota - 15000 Highway 115, Little
Falls, Minn. Valid identification is required for installation access.
LITTLE FALLS, Minn. – The U.S. Navy will conduct Snow Crab Exercise 2024
(SNOWCRABEX 24-1) at Camp Ripley Training Center in Little Falls, Minnesota, Jan. 22 to
Feb. 5 to exercise expeditionary Sailors’ abilities to operate in complex and austere environments.
Media are invited to attend a media day and demonstration on Jan. 26.
The demonstration will include observations of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians
conducting operations with UH-60 Black Hawks from the Minnesota National Guard as well as
explosive response drills in cold-weather conditions. Navy divers will be ice diving, Sailors and
leadership will be available for interviews.
Units participating in SNOWCRABEX 24-1 include: EOD Group 2, EOD Mobile Unit 12, EOD
Mobile Unit 2, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, EOD Expeditionary Support Unit 2, Maritime
Expeditionary Security Squadron 4, Expeditionary Exploitation Unit 1, and Navy Expeditionary
Intelligence Command.
The U.S. Navy routinely patrols on, above, below and around Arctic waters to ensure the security
of commerce and demonstrate freedom of navigation. Exercises, like SNOWCRABEX 24-1,
allow our teams to assess their readiness, increase their regional experience, test new
technologies, and advance understanding of the Arctic environment.
Media interested in attending the event should contact Lt. Cannaday at 757-663-8420 or
chelsea.d.cannaday.mil@us.navy.mil. Further details will be provided to confirmed attendees. If
you are unable to attend the event but would like to receive content from the exercise for news
reporting, please notify us via email. SNOWCRABEX 24-1 products will also be posted at
https://www.dvidshub.net/unit/EODG-2 and at https://www.dvidshub.net/unit/CRTC.
Weather Advisory: Average seasonal temperatures range from 5-21℉. The event will occur
outside. Be prepared to dress for a cold weather environment. Event times apt to shift for
weather.
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| Date Taken: | 01.16.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 01.16.2024 13:18 |
| Story ID: | 461889 |
| Location: | LITTLE FALLS, MN, US |
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