Tag: 430th EOD Company

New York: Guard Explosive Ordnance Disposal Soldiers from Four States Unite for Training

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CAMP DAWSON AIR FORCE RESERVE STATION, W.Va. – Members of the New York Army National Guard’s 501st Ordnance Battalion, an explosive ordnance disposal, or EOD, headquarters, recently ran a training event for 142 Soldiers from four different states at Camp Read More …

After soldier’s death, the Army National Guard investigates training, equipment provided to deploying EOD unit

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The Army National Guard is investigating reports that an EOD unit did not receive the proper training or equipment before it was deployed to Afghanistan. Sgt. James Slape, a soldier with the North Carolina National Guard’s 430th Ordnance Company, died Oct. 4 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Read More …