190822-N-TP834-1140 SANTA RITA, Guam (Aug. 22, 2019)

190822-N-TP834-1140
SANTA RITA, Guam (Aug. 22, 2019) Sgt. Dillon Medeiros, a native of Honoka'a, Hawaii, who is assigned to III Marine Expeditionary Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal 1st Platoon, participates in a speed and accuracy drill during a weapons familiarization live-fire demonstration as part of Exercise HYDRACRAB. HYDRACRAB is quadrilateral exercise conducted by forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and U.S. naval forces. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the participating Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) forces to operate as an integrated, capable, and potent allied force ready to respond to a changing and complex maritime environment in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Philip Wagner, Jr.)