ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal noncommissioned officers have defeated dangerous explosive devices and molded EOD teams since the Army EOD profession began more than 80 years ago at the Bomb Disposal School on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
The U.S. Army began training the first enlisted Bomb Disposal Soldiers, the predecessors to today’s EOD technicians, in April 1942 following the establishment of the British Bomb Squad to defeat time-delayed bombs dropped during World War II.
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the former home to the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps, which moved to Fort Lee, Virginia, in 2008. Today, it is the home base for the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command, the U.S. Department of Defense’s premier all hazards formation.
U.S. Army EOD NCOs have defeated dangerous explosive devices and molded EOD teams since the Army EOD profession began more than 80 years ago. Read full story: https://t.co/0eAGFCcNjM#ncosleadthewa #ArmyEOD80thAnniversary #FreedomsGuardian #LibertyWeDefend pic.twitter.com/TkgkKHR1y6
— 20th CBRNE Command (@20thCBRNE) April 28, 2022
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