ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland – The U.S. Army is marking the 80th anniversary of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal profession this year.
The U.S. Army’s first enlisted EOD technicians began training at the Bomb Disposal School on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, in April 1942.
Based in the science, security and technology corridor of northeast Maryland, Aberdeen Proving Ground is the oldest active proving ground in the U.S. Army and the former home to the Ordnance Corps, which moved to Fort Lee, Virginia, in 2008.
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Source: U.S. Army