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(Water sloshes)

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- Well CTF56 is being tasked
quite a bit right now.

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There are a lot of moving parts

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with EOD's role in underwater
force protection increasing

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being able to fill hot
gaps in the MCM mission

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is where the Iver3 comes in.

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The Iver3 UUV, it flies
a predetermined path and

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what it does is it maps the
bottom of the ocean using sonar.

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We can then take those images,
after it's done it's mission

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and we can determine if
there's anything that needs to

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be looked at or if there
are any further concerns

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for objects that are found down there

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and determine if they're threats.

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The Iver3 can operate up
to 14 hours at 2.5 knots

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at a depth of 300 feet.

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That's important to EOD techs

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because 300 feet is the depth
at which we can operate.

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If we have to deploy a diver on a mark

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we're able to do that safely.

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Right now, EOD is trying
to take the human aspect

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as far away from the hazard as possible.

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The Iver system allows us to do that.

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We're trying to use more robotic systems

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as one of the ways of keeping people from

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having to be in that dangerous area

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or potentially dangerous area.

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Specifically, with the
Iver3 it's one of the

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few systems that we have

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that is able to be used underwater.

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If an MCM team is forward deployed and

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we need to fill in those gaps

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we can then take those shore units and

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teach them how to use the Iver

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so that they can have that
limited MCM capability.

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It only takes two people
to splash the system.

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That greatly reduces
our logistical footprint

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while increasing our
capabilities dramatically.

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I'm unity 2, Ryan Bejar
out of mobile unit 11.

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Currently deployed to Bahrain. CTG56.1