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SOF Pic of the Day: SEALs Special Insertion and Extraction (SPIE) techniques

by Alex Hollings

ABOARD USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (April 19, 2000) — The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team (EOD) and SEAL personnel practice Special Insertion and Extraction (SPIE) techniques from an SH-60 “Seahawk” aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower is on a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea.

 

U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Leland B. Comer. (RELEASED)

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ABOARD USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (April 19, 2000) — The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team (EOD) and SEAL personnel practice Special Insertion and Extraction (SPIE) techniques from an SH-60 “Seahawk” aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower is on a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea.

 

U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Leland B. Comer. (RELEASED)

 

Learn more about Special Insertion and Extraction (SPIE) techniques employed by the Navy SEALs in the video below:

 

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Alex Hollings writes on a breadth of subjects with an emphasis on defense technology, foreign policy, and information warfare. He holds a master's degree in communications from Southern New Hampshire University, as well as a bachelor's degree in Corporate and Organizational Communications from Framingham State University.

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