Tennessee: Leftover materials receive explosive sendoff at Arnold AFB

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. – A loud, sharp boom broke the stillness in a remote area of Arnold Air Force Base for the briefest of moments on the morning of Sept. 10. A dark cloud rose above the tree Read More …

19th CES EOD technician earns ‘Master EOD Badge’

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. — Staff Sgt. Ian Miller, 19th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician, was awarded the Master EOD Badge at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Oct. 4, 2024. The EOD badge identifies Read More …

Joint EOD Teams Converge for Field Training Exercise “Obsidian Dragon”

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — In a significant collaboration across military branches, a six-day Field Training Exercise titled “Obsidian Dragon” concluded at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 13. The FTX brought together Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams from various Read More …

Operation Sentinel Samurai: Building Bonds and Defusing Bombs

U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians teamed up with U.S. Marine Corps, Polish Land Forces and an observer from the Royal Australian Air Force for Operation Sentinel Samurai, a week-long EOD joint force exercise across Misawa Air Base Read More …

National Robot Rodeo ropes in emerging EOD technologies

Military and civilian explosive ordnance disposal experts tried out the latest Explosive Ordnance Disposal technologies and robotics in the 2024 National Robot Rodeo competition, Aug. 26-30. The week-long event, managed by the United States Bomb Technician Association, brought EOD bomb Read More …

801st RHTS EOD sets standard with new course

Beginning April 2024, the 801st Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers Training Squadron explosive ordnance disposal section along with fellow U.S. Air Force EOD units stationed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and Ramstein Air Base, Germany, began Read More …

Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Concludes Arctic Training Exercise Snow Crab Ex

LITTLE FALLS, Minn. – U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 completed Snow Crab Exercise (Snow Crab Ex) 24-1 Feb. 4, 2024 following the departure of Navy EOD units and Navy Divers at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minnesota. Snow Read More …