The seventh edition of Indian Navy – US Navy (IN – USN) The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) rescue exercise, SALVEX was conducted from June 26 to July 06, 23 in Kochi. IN and USN have been participating in joint salvage and EOD exercises since 2005. The exercise featured participation from both navies which included the vessels: INS Nireekshak and USNS Salvor, as well as Specialist Diving and EOD teams.
Over the course of 10 days, dive teams from both countries shared maritime rescue experiences and trained together in various aspects of EOD operations on land and at sea. SALVEX also witnessed the conduct of joint training exercises to enhance interoperability, cohesion and mutually gain from best practices in maritime rescue and EOD operations.
The constructive engagements in operational terms have improved the skills of dive teams in a number of different disciplines such as mine detection and neutralization, locating and wreck salvage.