180711-N-AP176-071 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (July 11, 2018) Midshipman 1st Class Theodore Sandoval, a midshipman from the University of Southern Florida, awaits the signal to rappel from a tower during a helicopter rope suspension technique training course as part of an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) summer cruise at Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. EODGRU-2 hosts the event to identify potential EOD officers from Naval ROTC and the U.S. Naval Academy prior to their senior year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeff Atherton/Released)