August 12, 2021 - Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
Forces participate in several activities during Large-Scale
Exercise (LSE) 2021 at Joint Expeditionary Base Little
Creek-Fort Story.
Navy divers from
Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 and Underwater
Construction Team (UCT) 1 prepare gear and enter the water
to conduct a salvage of a sunken object.
Explosive ordnance
disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to EOD Mobile Unit Two
respond to a simulated unexploded ordnance (UXO).
Sailors assigned to MDSU 2 area search platoon use a MK 18
Mod 1 unmanned undersea vehicle to scan the bottom of the
harbor for UXO and other potential hazards during a
port damage repair drill.
LSE 2021 merges live and synthetic training
capabilities to create an intense, robust training
environment. It connects high-fidelity training and
real-world operations to build knowledge and skills needed
in today’s complex, multi-domain, and contested environment.
U.S. Navy video by Mass
Communication Specialist (MC) Jeff Atherton, MC2 Maria
Llanos MCSN Chris Stachyra