U.S Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Senior Chief Mark Morgan assigned to EOD Mobile Unit 5, Yokosuka, Japan, rappels out of a UH-1N Huey June 25, 2014 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Members of the Navy EOD team worked with the 459th Airlift Squadron to practice alternate personnel insertion and extraction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn/Released)

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U.S Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Senior Chief Mark Morgan, assigned to EOD Mobile Unit 5, Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, prepares to bound from the skid of a UH-1N Huey during rappel training with the 459th Airlift Squadron June 25, 2014 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The rappels allowed the 459 AS and the Navy EOD team the opportunity to practice alternate personnel insertion and extraction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn/Released)

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U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Joseph Hawley attaches EOD1 Joseph Leszunov to a rappel line at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 25, 2014. Members of the Navy EOD team assigned to EOD Mobile Unit 5, Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, worked with the 459th Airlift Squadron to practice alternate personnel insertion and extraction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn/Released)

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U.S. Navy Diver 2nd Class Jeremy Simpson assigned to the ship repair facility at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan rappels out of a UH-1N Huey June 25, 2014 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Navy EOD assigned to EOD Mobile Unit 5 at Yokosuka practice rappelling to stay qualified for real-world contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn/Released)

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U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Joseph Hawley gives the “go” command before EOD Technician Senior Chief Mark Morgan rappels from a UH-1N Huey June 25, 2014 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Navy EOD assigned to EOD Mobile Unit 5, Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, practice rappelling to stay qualified for real-world contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn/Released)

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Aircrew and EOD conduct joint training

Published July 1, 2014
By Tech. Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 459th Airlift Squadron conducted rappelling operations with members of a Navy EOD team assigned to EOD Mobile Unit 5, Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, to sustain the squadron's first joint UH-1N ordnance disposal capability.