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MCSC begins fielding amphibious robot system for littoral missions - Staff Sgt. Seth Barnes and Sgt. Tyler Joles, both explosive ordnance disposal technicians from Littoral Explosive Ordnance Neutralization Platoon, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, work on a Remotely Operated Vehicle during a demonstration in San Diego, California, Oct. 6, 2021. The ROV asset aids the Marine Corps in naval force integration by giving Marines the capabilities to work alongside Navy EOD. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kristy Ordonez Maldonado)

Next-generation bomb suit lightens load for warfighter - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Hamilton is assisted with donning an Explosive Ordnance Disposal-9 Advanced Bomb Suit—the legacy system—during an EOD lateral move screening at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 26, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Next-generation robot helps Marines explore dangerous areas - Capt. Andrew DeLannoy, EOD team project officer at Marine Corps Systems Command, demonstrates the Ultra-Light Robot July 3, in Stafford, Virginia. The Corps is in the process of fielding the Ultra-Light Robot—a small, mobile robot system that enables explosive ordnance disposal Marines to manage or destroy improvised explosive devices or to conduct various other reconnaissance activities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

Marines from explosive ordinance disposal units located in Maryland and Virginia test the improved Remote Fuze Disassembly System, or RFDS, on the system’s newly designed training course in order to provide feedback. The RFDS is a disassembly system that defuses ordnance from a safer distance than ever before. - Marines from explosive ordinance disposal units located in Maryland and Virginia test the improved Remote Fuze Disassembly System, or RFDS, on the system’s newly designed training course in order to provide feedback. The RFDS is a disassembly system that defuses ordnance from a safer distance than ever before.