Videos

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a bridge demolition operation during phase I of Strategic Mobility Exercise (STRATMOBEX) II at San Clemente Island, California, Jan. 4-6, 2024. During phase I, MWSS-373 demolished a hazardous bridge that hindered range control’s ability to insert targets into the Shore Bombardment Area of San Clemente Island. Phase I set conditions for phases II and III of STRATMOBEX II; the construction of a shallow water crossing and follow on missions. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Luc Boatman)

U.S. Marine Corps explosive ordnance technicians with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, operate and survive in a jungle environment during Jungle Crab 22 at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, June 30, 2022. During Jungle Crab 22 EOD Marines prepared to support Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations by practicing survival methods in areas where logistical support may not be available. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Moises Rodriguez)

U.S. and Royal Thai Armed Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians test the effects of special charges on unexploded ordnance during an EOD special charges training at Ta Mor Roi training area in Surin Province, Kingdom of Thailand, May 25, 2023. Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) team leaders from U.S. Armed Forces and Royal Thai Armed Forces, refine advanced EOD low order and render safe techniques in order to supplement curriculum for EOD level 3 training for use in HMA programs worldwide. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defense’s HMA Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Moises Rodriguez)

U.S. and Royal Thai Armed Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians inspect the effects of special charges on unexploded ordnance during an EOD special charges training at Ta Mor Roi training area in Surin Province, Kingdom of Thailand, May 25, 2023. Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) team leaders from U.S. Armed Forces and Royal Thai Armed Forces, refine advanced EOD low order and render safe techniques in order to supplement curriculum for EOD level 3 training for use in HMA programs worldwide. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defense’s HMA Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Moises Rodriguez)

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians with the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, and Royal Thai Armed Forces, with the Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC), detonate unexploded ordnance for a large scale disposal during a bilateral explosive ordnance reduction event at Ta Mor Roi Training area in Surin Province, Kingdom of Thailand, Mar. 3, 2023. Royal Thai and U.S. Armed Forces worked together during the training event to conduct explosive ordnance disposal operations, render-safe technique training, and advanced technical skills exchange. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Moises Rodriguez)

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians with the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, and Royal Thai Armed Forces, with the Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC), detonate unexploded ordnance for a large scale disposal during a bilateral explosive ordnance reduction event at Ta Mor Roi Training area in Surin Province, Kingdom of Thailand, Mar. 3, 2023. Royal Thai and U.S. Armed Forces worked together during the training event to conduct explosive ordnance disposal operations, render-safe technique training, and advanced technical skills exchange. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Moises Rodriguez)

U.S. Marine Corps and Royal Thai Armed Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians train EOD students at Ta Mor Roi Training area during Humanitarian Mine Action EOD Level 3 in Surin Province, Thailand, Jul. 27, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train Thailand Mine Action Center students in EOD level 3 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMAC’s mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Moises Rodriguez)

U.S. Marine Corps and Royal Thai Armed Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians train EOD students at Ta Mor Roi Training area during Humanitarian Mine Action EOD Level 3 in Surin Province, Thailand, Jul. 27, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train Thailand Mine Action Center students in EOD level 3 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMAC’s mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Moises Rodriguez)

U.S. Marine Corps explosive ordnance technicians with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, operate and survive in a jungle environment during Jungle Crab 22 at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, June 30, 2022. During Jungle Crab 22 EOD Marines prepared to support Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations by practicing survival methods in areas where logistical support may not be available. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Moises Rodriguez)