FORT IRWIN, Calif. – A group of U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians helped to shape the future of EOD operations during Project Convergence Capstone 5 at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, California.
Staff Sgt. Cory R. Brunt and Sgt. Joshua D. Marsh from the 1st Platoon, 759th Ordnance Company (EOD), supported the capstone experiment by assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the Vidisco AI/AR X-ray scanner prototype. Brunt had to learn to operate the new X-ray system in just a few days. He said that EOD techs had primarily used the SmartRay X-Ray for the past five years.
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Source: DVIDS
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