As a U.S. Army combat engineer who worked with explosives, I always admired people in explosives ordnance disposal, or EOD. These are the military’s technically proficient warriors who disarm or safely destroy all types of explosive devices. Because most methods for disposing of unexploded ordnance, UXO, involve controlled detonations, EOD personnel are pros at rigging complex explosives systems. Amazing.
If the good people responsible for editing each splendid issue of the Washington Examiner wouldn’t object, I’d happily share explosives stories for the rest of my life. So obviously, I was excited to talk to former Air Force EOD Tech. Sgt. Seth Briggs.
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Source: Washington Examine