EODMU 11 Trains With Singapore Navy EOD
Navy NewsStand
Story Number: NNS060512-05
5/12/2006
By Photographer's Mate 3rd Class (AW) Moses Yoder, USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs
SINGAPORE (NNS) -- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11, Detachment 9, spent time diving and training with their Singaporean counterparts here May 1-4.
EODMU 11, based out of Whidbey Island, Wash., remained in Singapore following the departure of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to train with the Republic of Singapore Naval Diving Unit (NDU), a unique experience for both the U.S. Navy EOD team and the Singaporean sailors who participated in the exercise.
According to Senior Chief Engineman (EOD/PJ/SW) Andy Rodolph, EODMU 11 Det. 9’s leading chief petty officer, the primary focus of their visit was to build relationships between the EOD communities of each country and to facilitate possible future training exercises.
Though the primary focus of the four-day exercise was
relationship building, Chief Engineman (EOD/PJ) J. Chris Lisenby pointed out that the exchange of ideas and tactics was extremely valuable.
The discussion spanned a number of topics, said Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class (EOD) Ryan Swanson, but it centered on floating naval mine countermeasure procedures, including their neutralization, recovery, and exploitation, particularly neutralization.
“Most of the interaction time was spent in the classroom comparing notes regarding methods used in a variety of real-world scenarios,” said Lisenby. He added that he was impressed by the Republic of Singapore navy’s level of proficiency with respect to their craft.
While Mobile Unit 11 has worked with EOD teams from a number of countries on this deployment, Lisenby said the experience has, by far, been the most productive and informative exercise they have had to date.
EODMU 11 is embarked aboard Lincoln on a scheduled Western Pacific deployment.
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