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U.S. Navy EOD develops IED exploitation capabilities with NATO allies and partners at Northern Challenge 2024
October 28, 2024 — Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 operated alongside 17 NATO ally and partner nations during Exercise Northern Challenge 2024, Sept. 26-Oct. 9, 2024. Northern Challenge demonstrates the United States’ commitment to NATO allies and partners by integrating efforts to plan and execute complex EOD detection, neutralization, and exploitation capabilities within a multinational framework...

NSWC IHD MarDet and EXU-1 Collaborate on a Safe to Ship Evaluation
July 15, 2024 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology Center Marine Detachment (MarDet), alongside personnel and equipment support from Expeditionary Exploitation Unit One (EXU-1), conducted a safe for shipment evaluation of foreign ordnance housed in the magazines aboard Naval Support Facility,...

EXU-1 Change of Command Ceremony Brings New Leadership
May 30, 2024 — Cmdr. Stan Allen relieved Cmdr. Eric Hui as Expeditionary Exploitation Unit ONE (EXU-1) commanding officer at a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Support Facility Indian Head, May 30.“I had the distinct honor and privilege to serve with this unit a few years back and it holds a real special place in my heart… pretty much anywhere you see a...

EXU-1 EOD1 Pete Harig recognized as NSWC/NUWC Sailor of the Year
March 28, 2024 — U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Expeditionary Exploitation Unit One (EXU-1) EOD1 Peter Harig was awarded the Naval Surface Warfare Center/Naval Undersea Warfare Center Sailor of the Year for Fiscal Year 2023.Over the past year, Harig supported EXU-1's Prepare-to-Deploy Order (PTDO) mission and rapidly deployed to the U.S. European...

EXU-1 Conducts Joint Disassembly and Exploitation Training
September 25, 2023 — U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Expeditionary Exploitation Unit One (EXU-1) alongside Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) EOD Department and the U.S. Marine Corps 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion (LLB) EOD conducted a Joint Disassembly and Exploitation Training at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown and U.S. Marine...

NSWC IHD Employees Recognized with Top Navy Civilian Service Awards
August 2, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) leadership honored eight personnel — six employees from NSWC IHD’s Systems Engineering Department and two from the Expeditionary Exploitation Unit One (EXU-1) — with Department of the Navy (DON) Civilian Service Commendation Medals at the command, July 19.The team members provided...

EXU-1 Conducts Maritime Post-Blast Investigation Course
June 20, 2023 — U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Expeditionary Exploitation Unit One (EXU-1) alongside the FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG) section conducted a maritime post-blast investigation course at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, Florida, June 2-9. The course focused on training EOD exploitation specialists in the tactics,...

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