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An explosion at a Navy explosive ordnance disposal school range aboard a Florida Air Force base Friday morning injured a contractor, but Navy officials said Friday afternoon that the individual was in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries. A post to Read More …
Cartagena, Spain – Expeditionary Exploitation Unit One (EXU-1) is renowned in U.S. military circles as being the preeminent authority for investigating and recovering post-blast forensics. U.S. allies now recognize this reputation as well, following their July NATO visit in Cartagena, Read More …
He is a retired US navy bomb disposal expert who was totally blinded after stepping on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. But within a year Brad Snyder had become a Paralympic athlete and won three medals in the pool Read More …
SAN DIEGO – Elements of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1 completed the Maritime Insertion Course in San Diego, July 29, enhancing operational access in support of fleet, joint force and special operations forces. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Read More …
U.S. Navy explosive experts believe a “drone strike” targeted an oil tanker that came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, killing two on board, the American military said Saturday. The strike Thursday night on the Read More …
Indian Head, Maryland – Three employees from Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Department received the FBI Director’s Award for Excellence in Innovation at the FBI Critical Incident Response Group’s (CIRG) ceremony last month. Read More …
When the Navy’s Expeditionary Exploitation Unit-1 (EXU-1) teamed up with the U.S. Marine Corps’ Littoral Explosive Ordnance Neutralization (LEON) group for the first joint evolution with Marine explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) operators, they received some unexpected help from the Naval Read More …
BEIRUT – The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) participated in exercise Resolute Union (RU) 21, a bilateral explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and maritime security operations exercise in Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea, May 17-28. Read More …
A team of Navy explosives experts are planning to detonate a two-pound mine beneath the waves in Crescent Harbor on May 24, according to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. The underwater explosion will be part of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Read More …
Indian Head, Maryland, – Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Department conducted its third annual EOD Threat Expo at the Stump Neck Annex, April 13-15. The threat expo is the second in a Read More …
