Photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey Perria | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.03.2014
Explosive ordnance disposal technicians wrap an inert 105 mm high-explosive projectile in a leak seal pack to contain simulated contaminating agents June 24 during Exercise Dragon Crab, a three-day competition at the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex, Republic of Korea. Members of each three-man team wore mission-oriented protective posture gear to shield themselves from liquid contamination while......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey Perria | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.26.2014
U.S. Marine Sgt. Jesus Contreras, a Fabens, Texas, native, yanks on a rope attached to a fuse to pull it out of an inert bomb during Exercise Dragon Crab, a three-day exercise, June 26 at the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex, Republic of Korea. The procedure is called a tape and line, and enables explosive ordnance disposal technicians to defuse a bomb from a safe distance. The scenario is one of......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey Perria | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.26.2014
Explosive ordnance disposal technicians walk out a rope attached to an inert bomb’s fuse during Exercise Dragon Crab, a three-day exercise, June 26 at the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex, Republic of Korea. The procedure is called a tape and line, and enables explosive ordnance disposal technicians to take out the fuse from a safe distance. The scenario is one of eight meant to test the skills......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey Perria | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.26.2014
U.S. Marine Sgt. Randy Dube, a Lisbon, Maine, native, tapes a rope onto an inert bomb’s fuse during Exercise Dragon Crab, a three-day exercise, June 26 at the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex, Republic of Korea. The procedure is called a tape and line, and enables explosive ordnance disposal technicians to take out the fuse from a safe distance. The scenario is one of eight meant to test the......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey Perria | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.26.2014
U.S. Marine Sgt. Randy Dube, a Lisbon, Maine, native, places tape around a fuse on an inert bomb during Exercise Dragon Crab, a three-day exercise, June 26 at the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex, Republic of Korea. The procedure is called a tape and line, and enables explosive ordnance disposal technicians to take out the fuse from a safe distance. The scenario is one of eight meant to test the......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey Perria | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.26.2014
U.S. Marine Sgt. Garrett Mountain, a Tallahassee, Florida, native, hammers a pole into the ground to secure an inert bomb during Exercise Dragon Crab, a three-day exercise, June 26 at the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex, Republic of Korea. The procedure is called a tape and line, and enables explosive ordnance disposal technicians to take out a bomb’s fuse from a safe distance. The scenario was......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey Perria | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.25.2014
Sgt. Garrett Mountain, a Tallahassee, Florida, native, moves a weapons cache outside a building June 25 during Dragon Crab, a three-day exercise at the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex. The scenario is one of eight that tested the skills of U.S. Marine and U.S. Army explosive ordnance technicians. Mountain is an EOD technician with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey Perria | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.25.2014
Sgt. Randy Dube, a Lisbon, Maine, native, ties a wire to a land mine June 25 during Dragon Crab, a three-day exercise at the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex. The explosive ordnance disposal team then took cover and pulled the wire to move the land mine. The scenario is one of eight that tested the skills of U.S. Marine and U.S. Army EOD technicians. Dube is a team leader and an EOD technician with......
