MUARA, Brunei (Oct. 27, 2025) U.S. Navy Chief Gunner’s Mate Caleb Rosario Garcia, Commander, Task Force 75.4, Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 2, trains members of the Royal Brunei Navy on harbor security tactics and maneuvers, Oct. 27, 2025. This year marks the 31st iteration of CARAT, a multinational exercise series designed to enhance U.S. partner navies’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (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...
