LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (Feb. 12, 2023) – Navy VR Defender, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two (MDSU 2), begins its dive into Ferrell Lake in Little Falls, Minnesota, Feb. 12, 2023 during Snow Crab Exercise 23-1, an exercise designed to test and evaluate Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal’s (EOD) and Navy Diver’s capabilities and equipment in a simulated Arctic environment and improve combat effectiveness. Navy EOD and Navy Divers are part of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Force (NECF), enabling the Navy Fleet by clearing and protecting the battlespace.

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