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Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD) hosted the 50th annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Memorial Ceremony at the EOD Memorial onboard Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, May 4. The EOD community from each of the joint services gathered to honor Read More …
A suspected explosive device has been found at an empty section in Christchurch. Police found the package, along with ammunition, on Newcastle St, in the suburb of Phillipstown, Canterbury district commander Superintendent John Price said. He said the New Zealand Defence Read More …
Hawaii County is set to have its own bomb squad and vehicle stationed on the island. The state recently awarded a $306,947 contract to Rainbow Chevrolet to provide three bomb squad vehicles, one each for Hawaii, Kauai and Maui counties. Read More …
The CRPF will procure a new fleet of mine protected vehicles (MPVs) and small 30-seater buses to ensure safety of its troop’s convoys in the Kashmir Valley, the chief of the force has said. The paramilitary has also decided to Read More …
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group One (EODGRU1) held a change of command ceremony Jan. 10 on Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. During the ceremony, Capt. Oscar Rojas relieved Capt. Dean Muriano as the commodore of EODGRU1. During his speech, Muriano thanked the Read More …
An explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) response truck is a critically important addition to a modern police department With domestic terrorist attacks being a growing concern for U.S. police departments, many are choosing to acquire one or more EOD response trucks to deal Read More …
A policeman has been killed trying to defuse a bomb outside a Coptic Christian church in Egypt, security officials say. Mustafa Abid was reportedly a specialist in mine clearance. The explosion injured two other officers and an onlooker. The device Read More …
Almost 1,700 members of the Defence Forces served in United Nations and Irish Government-mandated operations in 14 countries around the world in 2018, according to data published on Friday by the military. In addition, at home, the Army conducted almost 200 operations at the request of Read More …
A large number of suspected firearms and explosives were found at three properties in County Durham and Darlington. A police spokesperson said: “Upon entering the property, officers located a large quantity of suspected firearms and what appeared to be explosive material. Read More …
The Army Bomb Disposal Team has removed two explosive devices from a property in Louth. The team was called to a house in Drogheda yesterday evening to remove the improvised explosive devices, following a request from gardaí. The team arrived Read More …
Sault Ste. Marie Police Service says it’s time to retire its bomb robot – which, according to a police board report, is “literally held together by wires and tape” – from the ranks of its Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU). City police will Read More …
A former soldier and the adorable puppy he saved from rubble in war-torn Syria have finally met again after seven months apart in an emotional reunion. Bomb disposal expert Sean Laidlaw, 30, credits tiny dog ‘Barrie’ with saving his life after he Read More …
Police said three “viable explosive devices” were found during a security alert in Antrim yesterday. The road between the Dunsilly roundabout and the Kilbegs Road roundabout was closed for a time following a report of a suspicious object at around Read More …
A little-known device used by police to haul away the explosive material called a “total containment vessel,” or TCV. The TCV is designed to absorb the blast from a bomb. It’s been described as “an inside-out diving vessel.” In 2016, Read More …
Unlike most jobs, making a mistake in the Explosives Ordnance Disposal Career field can be fatal. That’s why practicing different techniques on a training range is so important for EOD Airmen. The EOD flight is part of the 155th Civil Read More …
With funding from Japan, a project is addressing an urgent need to replace the State Emergency Service of Ukraine’s obsolete demining equipment. To help increase the efficiency of the country’s demining process, the Government of Japan worked with UNOPS to Read More …
A lab in Cambodia is using cutting-edge technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, machine learning, swarm robotics and 3-D printing to try and revolutionize bomb disposal. The suite of products developed by Golden West Humanitarian Foundation’s Phnom Penh lab, Read More …
A bomb which exploded outside a café was packed with nails and screws. It was left under the shutters of The Lounge in Pendleton, Salford, earlier this week. It damaged the shutters, canopy, windows and pavement outside the cafe. The Read More …
Exercise Wildjack Fire is as much about specialist skills, as it is about a return to basics. In rural Norfolk on the Stanta Training Area, soldiers from 33 Engineer Regiment EOD are honing their skills across a number of scenarios. The situations they face Read More …
British Warrant Officer Class 1 Kim Hughes, 37, was awarded the George Cross in June 2010 for defusing seven improvised explosive devices (IEDs) without protective clothing. His citation called it the “single most outstanding act of explosive ordnance disposal ever Read More …