Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians prepare to fastrope down from a Navy helicopter.
Preparing to fastrope down from a Navy helicopter, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians from EOD Mobile Unit Two, Whidbey Island, Wash., move to the door. Working with Australian clearance divers, EOD was called to the Canadian ship HMCS Regina to clear a jammed gun mount. The exercise is part of RIMPAC '98 exercises off of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. RIMPAC '98 is designed to enhance the tactical capabilities of participating units in major aspects of maritime operations at sea. RIMPAC '98 is the sixteenth in a series of Pacific naval exercises.