CHON BURI, Thailand (Feb. 27, 2026) - U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 and Royal Thai Navy sailors 5 conduct freefall jump operations as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 in Chon Buri, Thailand, Feb. 27, 2026. Cobra Gold is the Indo-Pacific’s largest annual military exercise in mainland Asia, co-hosted by the U.S. and Thailand. The exercise brings together participants from multiple nations for military training and humanitarian projects that strengthen regional partnerships and demonstrate U.S. commitment to Indo-Pacific Security. (U.S. Navy video by Natasha Ninete)
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 participated in Iwo To Live Mine
Exercise (MINEX) 2025, a bilateral mine countermeasures (MCM) exercise hosted annually by
the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in the vicinity of Iwo To, Japan, May 29 to June
24.
From June 5 to 22, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps EOD technicians participated in IWO-TO LIVE MINEX 2025 alongside Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force counterparts near Iwoto, Japan. Operating from JS Uraga, the joint team used unmanned underwater vehicles and divers to detect and neutralize live, unarmed naval mines, completing full Detect-to-Engage sequences in a challenging volcanic seafloor environment. The exercise enhanced underwater...
From June 5 to 22, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps EOD technicians participated in IWO-TO LIVE MINEX 2025 alongside Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force counterparts near Iwoto, Japan. Operating from JS Uraga, the joint team used unmanned underwater vehicles and divers to detect and neutralize live, unarmed naval mines, completing full Detect-to-Engage sequences in a challenging volcanic seafloor environment. The exercise enhanced underwater...
PITI, Guam (June 17, 2022) -- Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75 held a change of command ceremony at Polaris Point, Friday.
Capt. Shaun Lieb relieved Capt. Gareth Healy as the commodore of CTF 75 - Navy Expeditionary Forces Command Pacific, which is the U.S. 7th Fleet’s primary expeditionary task force, responsible for the planning and execution of maritime security, explosive ordnance disposal, diving, exploitation, expeditionary...
