06 November 2023 Navy Divers Conduct Rescue Operation in Chuuk U.S. Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Company 1-8 assisted local authorities in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia during a rescue operation to save a local driver who had driven his car off a pier the night of Friday, February 13, 2023.“A few of us got a call about a man running...
30 October 2023 NECC presents EOD Leadership Excellence Award POINT LOMA, Calif. (Oct. 24, 2023) - Rear Adm. Bradley Andros, commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, presented the Cmdr. Kevin P. Childre Excellence Award to Lt. Carey Peekstok, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit One (EODTEU-1), Oct. 24.The Commander Kevin...
30 October 2023 Sea Sisters Prepare for Bull Shark Exercise DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (October 30, 2023) Servicewomen from U.S. Navy Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 11 conducted maritime search and rescue training with servicewomen from the Djiboutian Coast Guard during a joint event called Sea Sisters at Doraleh, Djibouti, on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.The day...
18 October 2023 NECC highlights family readiness program, welcomes new director Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) recently welcomed a new family readiness program director to manage family service and support policies and resources throughout the Navy Expeditionary Combat Force...
03 October 2023 U.S. Ships to participate in San Francisco Fleet Week SAN FRANCISCO – Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from several ships, squadrons and military units will be in San Francisco for the annual San Francisco Fleet Week, Oct. 2-9...
20 September 2023 MDSU-1 Dives the Arctic with U.S. Coast Guard BEAUFORT SEA – Navy Divers assigned to Mobile Dive and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 trained in one of the most remote parts of the world this summer – under the polar ice cap of the Arctic Circle...
10 September 2023 Continuing Promise 2023 Concludes in Trinidad and Tobago PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago -- The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship, USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10), completed its third stop in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Sept. 10, 2023 in support of the Continuing Promise 2023 (CP23) mission.The Continuing Promise 2023 team worked...
24 August 2023 U.S. and RAN Work Underwater Together During Malabar 23 In the late morning of August 14, onboard HMAS Kuttabul just off the pier aft of HMAS Supply (A195), two specialist teams prepared for the adrenaline rush of working together below sea level. The United States Navy (USN) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team checked their air tanks while Royal...
21 June 2023 EODGRU 2 Holds Change of Command Ceremony Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 held a change-of-command ceremony and welcomed its newest leader at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek- Fort Story, Jun. 15, 2023.Capt. Karl Haywood relieved Capt. Charles Eckhart and assumed responsibilities as commodore of EODGRU 2 during a ceremony...
12 June 2023 EOD Group One Trains on Next-Generation Communications Technology Sailors from throughout the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 1 enterprise trained on next-generation satellite and mesh network systems in San Diego from May 23-24.A communications exercise taught Sailors how to use cutting-edge technology that enhances Navy EOD’s ability to support...