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...
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (June 27, 2025) – Forward-deployed U.S. Navy submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) departed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii following a scheduled port visit June 27, 2025.