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A Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diving Team One member, Able Seaman Clearance Diver Matt Tindall, sets up a detonator for an improvised explosive device during exercise TRI-CRAB 2000.

Photo by PH3 Marjorie McNamee, USN

Members of the Royal Australian Navy Clearance Divers and the EOD specialists of the Royal Australian Air Force represented Australia. Singapore’s team was from the Republic of Singapore Navy Diving Unit. The U.S. participants were U.S. Navy EOD Mobile Units Three and Five and U.S. Air Force EOD Detachment 36. U.S. Navy Helicopter Squadron Five provided air transport and ground security was provided by U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Platoon of the 2nd FAST Company, both units based in Japan.

Australian Clearance Diving Team members fast rope onto the deck of the MV 1st LT J. Lummus for an improvised explosive device drill.

Photo by PH3 Crystal M. Brooks, USN

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