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FORT LEE, Va. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal techs from the 52nd Ordnance Group EOD took top honors in the 2026 all-Army EOD Team of the Year competition, which was held on Fort A.P. Hill and Fort Lee, Virginia, Read More …
Some careers are mapped out long before they begin. For Staff Sgt. Lucas Shappell, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Leader with the 934th CES, the path to becoming an Air Force Reserve EOD technician wasn’t planned. After six years in the Read More …
Three Airmen from the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight were recently named the Air Force EOD Team of the Year, earning honors for their skill, precision and unshakable teamwork. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Frontino, 56th Read More …
FORT LIBERTY, N.C. – A U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team leveraged its experience, flexibility and grit to take first place in the recent all-Army EOD Team of the Year competition on Fort Liberty, North Carolina. Staff Sgt. Tyler A. Read More …
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians undertake some of the Air Force’s most dangerous missions – mitigating the hazards of explosive materials and other weapons. Air Force EOD teams from around the world brought their nerves of steel to Little Rock, Read More …
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. — Team Little Rock hosted the Air Force EOD Team of the Year competition at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Aug. 8-11, 2023. EOD teams from around the world traveled to Little Rock Read More …
FORT CARSON, Colo. – The U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team from the Fort Bliss, Texas-based 734th Ordnance Company (EOD) “Luchadores” won first place in the all-Army EOD Team of the Year Competition, April 19. Staff Sgt. Lesley S. Sparks Read More …
Soldiers from the Army’s sole explosive ordnance disposal unit in South Korea recently competed for the title of Korea EOD Team of the Year. Three teams of three soldiers within the 718th Ordnance Company (EOD), 23rd Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Read More …
The explosive ordnance disposal team from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, disarms an improvised explosive device by using an explosive tool mounted to their robot. The EOD team competed against seven other teams from bases across the region at the Read More …
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams from across the Department of Defense competed in the third-annual East Coast Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team of the Year Competition hosted by 8th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB) on Read More …
PIÑON CANYON MANEUVER SITE, Colo. — Twelve of the best EOD teams, representing three battalions, 11 bases and eight states converged at Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site over a week in April 2021 for the 2021 EOD Team of the Year Read More …
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — “A competition is not supposed to be easy, it’s mentally and physically demanding, you can see it in their faces,” said Reuter. “The biggest challenge for the Marines is being able to overcome all challenges.” Marines from Read More …
Three two-man explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) teams competed for top honors in the U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) level EOD Team of the Year competition, January 18-25 at various locations around the island of Oahu. training that’s gained in a decisive-action Read More …
The sun edged over the horizon while teams from the 741st Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) were busy responding to calls of improvised explosive devices, unexploded ordnance, and chemical hazards. They had been awake since midnight, rudely awoken to put Read More …
The 2nd Explosive Ordinance Disposal team won the first ever Air Force Global Strike Command EOD Team of the Year competition at Ellsworth Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 17, 2018. Seven teams consisting of three Airmen represented bases across AFGSC. Read More …
Members of the 702nd and 720th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Companies competed for the US Army Europe Team of the Year at the training area here June 4-9, with a team from 720th winning the event. Both units fall under the Read More …