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.
A Rockford, Illinois native and 2025 graduate of Johns Hopkins University is serving aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113), which is forward-deployed to the Indo-Pacific and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15.
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...
