759th Ordnance Company commander reunited with working dog Bongo, 3 years after patrolling in Afghanistan together

There is nothing I love more than a wholesome military working dog story, and that’s exactly what we found on the unofficial Army Reddit page this week. Army Capt. Jacob Rafalson, commander of the 759th Ordnance Company (EOD), posted on Read More …

Fort Irwin-based Explosive Ordnance Disposal team wins all-Army EOD competition

FORT CARSON, Colo. – Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from the Fort Irwin, California-based 759th Ordnance Company (EOD) “Detonators” earned first place in the all-Army EOD Team of the Year competition on Fort Carson, Colorado, May 15 – 19. The Read More …

Joint service EOD techs join forces to destroy 12,000-pound missile cache

NEVADA TEST AND TRAINING RANGE, Nev. – U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians teamed up to destroy a 12,000-pound missile cache. EOD Soldiers from the Fort Irwin, California-based 759th Ordnance Company (EOD) and Read More …

759th Ordnance Company (EOD) technicians clear more than 700 rounds from Air Force range

FORT IRWIN, California – A team of U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians cleared 723 rounds from a U.S. Air Force training range in California’s Mojave Desert. Three EOD Soldiers from the Fort Irwin, California-based 759th Ordnance Company (EOD) disposed Read More …

U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician earns Master EOD Badge on Fort Irwin

FORT IRWIN, California – A seasoned U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician earned the Master EOD Badge on Fort Irwin, California, Sept. 14. Staff Sgt. Gabriel M. Leon from the 759th Ordnance Company (EOD) earned the badge after eight years Read More …

U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Soldiers tackle critical missions around world

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians save lives and enable operations by confronting and defeating everything from hand grenades to nuclear weapons. Across the nation and around the world, EOD Soldiers take on the explosives Read More …