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So the purpose of today's training was

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to refine skills in the water here in

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the pool in a safe controlled

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environment , preparation for us to go

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into the ocean and do maritime

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explosive ordnance disposal operations .

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This exercise is one small piece in a

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larger puzzle for littoral explosive

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ordnance neutralization . It's a new

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capability within the EOD community and

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the Marine Corps . Better paves the way

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for operations and UXO mitigation in

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the littoral waters in a future fight .

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The challenges that Marine Corps EOD

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technicians face underwater versus

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working on land is the combination of

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the hazards that diving poses in

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general , not to mention it is a

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relatively new capability for the

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Marine Corps to be endeavoring in . And

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so we're trying to just put together

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two different high-risk missions and

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combine them together to , to make one

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cohesive mission .