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Joint Exercises by US Navy and AFM EOD Personnel
PR1281
22/08/1996
22/08/1996
| Members of the Explosives Ordnance Disposal Unit of the Armed | Forces of Malta have played host to a group of their counterparts from the U.S. Navy during the first two weeks of July. The six members of EOD, Mobile Unit 8 Detachment 8, U.S. Navy, who are normally based in Sigonella, Sicily, have been in Malta for the past two weeks, carrying out various combined EOD operations, both on land and underwater. This was the first exercise of its kind, involving EOD personnel, for the AFM. |
| The various joint exercises undertaken included surface demolition, | land mine clearance and small arms training at the Pembroke Ranges, the locating and handling of Improvised Explosive Devices and booby-trap devices and a demonstration of the capabilities of the AFM's remotely-controlled "wheelbarrow". |
| During the second week, underwater exercises were carried out, | amongst which was a demonstration by the U.S. Navy personnel on their method of dealing with limpet mines and a demonstration by the AFM personnel of their handling of underwater bombs. |
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