170210-N-N0901-005 RAMSUND, Norway (Feb. 10, 2017) Senior Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Brian Stanley, assigned to Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Company, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8, prepares to dive to observe platoon members refine clearance diving tactics in a very shallow water zone during Exercise Arctic Specialist 2017; he is supported by the Royal Norwegian Navy ship Olav Tryggvason as an afloat forward staging base.  An adaptive force package commanded by Commander, Task Group 68., EOD Mobile Unit 8 is participating in Exercise Arctic Specialist 2017, a multi-national EOD exercise conducted in the austere environments of northern Norway. U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, joint, and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Seth Wartak/ Released)
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