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US . Marines with the ninth engineer

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support battalion , explosive ordnance

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disposal company hosted a standoff

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munitions disruption range utilizing

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EOD tools and training techniques

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alongside us navy EOD members and

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marines from the third reconnaissance

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battalion at Camp Hanson . Okinawa

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Japan munitions disruption .

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Also known as SMUD is a technique used

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by EOD technicians to disrupt and

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neutralize munitions from a safe

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distance to achieve a controlled

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detonation . These ranges and training

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events provide EOD technicians the

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opportunity to conduct routine pre

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combat checks that include gear

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preparation , inert improvised

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explosive device , construction and

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neutralization of explosive devices in

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a controlled training environment .

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Reporting from Okinawa Japan , I'm US

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Air Force staff Sergeant , Megan Reeves .