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Kuwait Navy Base (KNB), Kuwait (June 25, 2006)-- Lieutenant Commander Joseph Ostiguy, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Operational Support Unit TEN (EODOSU 10) deployed to KNB, jumps from an SH-60F Seahawk, attached to the "Dragonslayers" of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron One One (HS-11), during a cast and recovery training exercise with EODOSU 10, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit SIX (EODMU 6) Detachment 14 deployed with the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group, and the Kuwait Naval Special Unit. The Enterprise Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed as part of a routine rotation of U.S. maritime forces in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, as well as conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the region. MSO helps set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment as well as complement the counterterrorism and security efforts of regional nations. MSO deny international terrrorists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons, or other material.

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Uploaded on September 12, 2007
Taken on June 25, 2006