Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5 (EODMU5) Platoon 142 and Coastal Riverine Group 1 Detachment Guam practice harbor-clearing techniques using unmanned underwater vehicles deployed from a MK VI patrol boat in the Pacific Ocean May 10, 2017. EODMU5 is currently testing its ability to deploy assets from various platforms, including helicopters and patrol boats, to increase its adaptive interoperability. EODMU5 conducts mine countermeasures, improvised explosive device operations, renders safe explosive hazards and disarms underwater explosives such as mines.

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