Story by Lt. Chelsea Cannaday | Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group Two | 07.18.2024
Cmdr. Andrew Giacomucci assumed command of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2 (EODMU 2) during a change of command ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, July 18, 2024....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class John Belanger | U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet | 01.25.2018
Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) and U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians wrapped up a week of advanced training during underwater mine countermeasures (MCM) exercise Indigo Response 18, Jan. 25....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Hyatt | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Reserve) | 07.25.2015
Navy divers and explosive ordnance disposal technicians showed off the tools of their trade at Old Fort Jackson during the Raise the Wreck Festival, July 25....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Hyatt | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Reserve) | 07.24.2015
As old war movies hit the climax of action, a frantic call for "doc" often rings out. This sound is the call for medical help. Often the "doc" on the other side of that call is a Navy corpsman. Corpsmen are the the enlisted medical personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps. In the field and on the deck plates, "doc" is on whom the Department of the Navy has come to depend. When Navy divers of......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Hyatt | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Reserve) | 07.24.2015
Capt. Gregg W. Baumann, director of ocean engineering at Navy's Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) visited the salvage operation of the Civil War-era ironclad CSS Georgia in Savannah River Friday, July 24....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Hyatt | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Reserve) | 07.20.2015
Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians perform some of the most harrowing, dangerous work in order to keep others from harm’s way, and they do so in every environment.They’re trained to disarm improvised explosive devices, neutralize chemical threats, and render safe nuclear weapons. They are the gold standard of the bomb squad world....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Hyatt | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Reserve) | 07.16.2015
For the average Sailor, a day on a rigid-hull inflatable boat consists of a ride with shipmates, skipping across the water of one of the world's oceans. The shore remains far from sight, with nothing but the open water and the destination in view. This is not the scene playing out in the Savannah River this summer, however; the RHIB is filled with Navy divers, explosive ordnance disposal......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Hyatt | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Reserve) | 07.09.2015
Navy Divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 6, in conjunction with archaeologists, conservationists, Naval History and Heritage Command, and the US Army Corps of Engineers, are diving the Savannah river in support of the salvage of Civil War ironclad CSS Georgia....
