Eod [Archive] - Military Photos

He219

01-04-2007, 01:57 PM

Try using the advanced search feature.

Plug in keywords like explosive ordnance disposal in the Photos & Video section ...
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On Oct. 31 Staff Sgt. John Pado, 27, team leader of Team 'Chuck Norris', 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Platoon, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), gathers detonation wire while counteracting improvised explosive devices in Al Anbar Province. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Ryan L. Tomlinson)
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On Oct. 31 From Left: explosive ordnance disposal technicians, Sgt. Sean D. Pinckney, 30, a native of Jeffersonville, Ind., Staff Sgt. John Pado and Sgt. Harry W. Parker, 34, a native of Cedar Hill, Texas, perform a controlled explosive detonation while counteracting improvised explosive devices in Al Anbar Province. 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Platoon, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), is deployed with I MEF (FWD) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq (MNF-W) to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi Reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Ryan L. Tomlinson)
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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Travis J. Schellpeper, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3, Multi-National Division - Central South, searches the home of a suspected insurgent during a cordon and search in Naimi, Iraq, Nov. 20, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price
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Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq (Oct. 30, 2006) – Officer in Charge of U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three (EODMU-3) Lt. A. J. Pajack, center, and team member Explosive Ordnance Technician 1st Class Travis J. Schellpeper, left, conduct a predeparture convoy brief with a Latvian army convoy commander prior to a mission into Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/more/even%20more/061030-F-7426P-257.jpg
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Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq (Oct. 30, 2006) - Polish army soldiers and U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three (EODMU-3), provide security for other team members as they conduct official business at the Iraqi police headquarters in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/more/even%20more/061030-F-7426P-172.jpg
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Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq (Oct. 30, 2006) - U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Technician 1st Class Travis J. Schellpeper, right, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three (EODMU-3), Iraq, takes pictures of a vehicle suspected to be transporting a large cache of explosives in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Pricehttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/more/even%20more/061030-F-7426P-119.jpg
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Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq (Oct. 30, 2006) - U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Technician 1st Class Travis J. Schellpeper, left, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three (EODMU-3), speaks with Iraqi police explosive ordnance disposal team officers, regarding a cache of explosives Iraqi police officers found at a vehicle search checkpoint. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Pricehttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/more/even%20more/061030-F-7426P-130.jpg
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U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Technician 1st Class Travis J. Schellpeper, left, of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 from Camp Echo, Iraq, arrives at the Iraqi police headquarters in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2006, to meet with officials regarding the cache of explosives Iraqi police officers found at a vehicle search checkpoint. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price)
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A U.S. Navy sailor of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3, left, and a Polish army soldier, provide security for other team members as they conduct official business at the Iraqi police headquarters in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq.U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price

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Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq (Oct. 30, 2006) - U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Technician 1st Class Donnie Walkey, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three (EODMU-3), carries a 107 mm rocket out of the Iraqi police headquarters in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, for transport to Camp Echo. EODMU-3 responded to the Iraqi police headquarters to recover a cache of explosives found by policemen during a checkpoint vehicle search. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price
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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Donnie Walkey loads 107 mm rockets into the team vehicle at the Iraqi police headquarters in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2006, for transport to Camp Echo, Iraq. Walkey is assigned to the U.S. Navy's EOD Mobile Unit 3, which responded to a request from the local Iraqi police headquarters to recover a cache of explosives found by policemen during a checkpoint vehicle search.U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price
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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek Brundage carries one of several Katiush Rockets out of the Iraqi police headquarters in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2006, for transport to Camp Echo, Iraq. Brundage is an explosive ordnance disposal tecnician assigned to the U.S. Navy EOD Mobile Unit 3, which responded to the Iraqi police headquarters to recover a cache of explosives found by policemen during a checkpoint vehicle search.U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price
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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Travis J. Schellpeper carries an rocket-propelled grenade tube out of the Iraqi police headquarters in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2006, for transport to Camp Echo, Iraq. Schellpeper is assigned to the U.S. Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3, which responded to a request from Iraqi police headquarters to recover a cache of explosives found by policemen during a checkpoint vehicle search.U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price

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Polish Army 1st Lt. Tomasz Grzeszczyszyn teaches U.S. Army and Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians from Camp Echo, Iraq, how to properly handle an RPG-7 grenade launcher during a joint training exercise in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price

Murb

01-04-2007, 02:11 PM

Sorry for the dumb question but the EODs look very SF :) So my question is: Are they SF? :)

MrJack

01-04-2007, 02:16 PM

Try using the advanced search feature.

Plug in keywords like explosive ordnance disposal in the Photos & Video section ...

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What truck is it?

EODSGT

01-04-2007, 03:26 PM

Murb,

The pics are of Marine Corps and Navy EOD techs. They are not SF guys, the Navy does do SOF support and so do certain Marine Corps techs, but they are not "Special Ops" in quite the way you're probably thinking. The techs in these pics seem to be doing pretty straight forward response type stuff. They just manage to look very high speed while doing it - you gotta give 'em props for style!

MrJack,

That my friend is a Joint EOD Rapid Response Vehicle or JERRV, also known as the Cougar.

ZoneOne

01-04-2007, 08:05 PM

What truck is it?

The Cougar

Murb,

The pics are of Marine Corps and Navy EOD techs. They are not SF guys, the Navy does do SOF support and so do certain Marine Corps techs, but they are not "Special Ops" in quite the way you're probably thinking. The techs in these pics seem to be doing pretty straight forward response type stuff.

Job Overview:

Only the most dedicated, motivated, and physically fit Sailors make up the U.S. Navy’s elite Special Operations community of SEALs, Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen (SWCCs), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians (EOD), and Fleet Divers. They carry out difficult and often dangerous missions. If you have what it takes, there could be a number of challenging opportunities ahead for you.

Taken from navy.com/careers

Dominique

01-04-2007, 10:44 PM

The Navy has a slightly different use for the term "special operations" than other services. SEALs, SWCC, and support staff are classified as Special Warfare, while EOD, Divers and a few other rates all fall under Special Operations.

ZoneOne

01-05-2007, 12:19 AM

Do they fall under the command of SOCOM?

Edit : Answered my own question.... No

angry_young_man

01-05-2007, 05:06 AM

Some pics of RAF Bomb Disposal

http://www.operations.mod.uk/fingal/fimages/bomb_disposal.jpg

http://www.rafmarham.co.uk/organisation/asu/asu-images/5131-p1010002x.jpg

http://www.rafmarham.co.uk/organisation/asu/asu-images/5131-gunx.jpg

http://www.rafmarham.co.uk/organisation/asu/asu-images/5131-mine-prodderx.jpg

http://www.rafmarham.co.uk/organisation/asu/asu-images/5131-eod-2x.jpg

http://www.rafmarham.co.uk/organisation/asu/asu-images/5131-opp229x.jpg

http://www.rafmarham.co.uk/organisation/asu/asu-images/5131-5mins-before-hx.jpg

EODSGT

01-05-2007, 02:37 PM

The Navy's EOD technicians now fall under the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command NECC.

zazwi

01-06-2007, 04:00 AM

Special Warfare (SEAL & EOD) Photo Gallery

http://www.navy.mil/view_gallery.asp?category_id=15

Sand Man

01-07-2007, 03:46 AM

That M4 with the distinctly-looking butt, is that standard issue for Navy EOD?

And what M4 is that? Anyone got a full view of this?

http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_061120-F-7426P-131.jpg

Mountain Man

01-07-2007, 03:59 AM

Search and you shall find. There has been a few discussions on this in least a few threads.

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=96181&highlight=NAVY

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=81173&highlight=NAVY+weapon

EODSGT

01-07-2007, 11:55 AM

It's the M-4 with the 10" barrel, arredondo accessories magwell, grip pod foregrip, m-6 light and an EO tech optic...I'm not sure what the Butt stock is, tho...

It's the same weapon the Navy guys here have...so it may be what they're all getting now...

Anthony91

01-07-2007, 11:59 AM

That's a VILTOR Modstock if I recall correctly.

And boy does this make me want to enlist and join an EOD Unit. :D

EODSGT

01-07-2007, 12:01 PM

oops...redundant post...I just read the threads the links led to. Sorry 'bout that.

They are very neat rifles, we've been shooting with the Navy guys a couple of times, and gotten to run some rounds through them. I like the EO tech, and those guys swear by them. I thought the grip pod was such a good idea I bought one for my M-4.

Anthony91

01-07-2007, 12:02 PM

I thought the grip pod was such a good idea I bought one for my M-4.

Yeah I agree, the Gripod was a fantastic idea. :)

Kvaari

01-07-2007, 12:57 PM

Finnish EOD in Kosovo.

Finnish peacekeepers found a large weapons cache in 12/20/2006. EOD destroyed most of the stuff that was found.

http://www.mil.fi/rauhanturvaaja/get2data.php?id=232

http://www.mil.fi/rauhanturvaaja/get2data.php?id=233

http://www.mil.fi/rauhanturvaaja/get2data.php?id=241

http://www.mil.fi/rauhanturvaaja/get2data.php?id=242

Mountain Man

01-07-2007, 03:47 PM

oops...redundant post...I just read the threads the links led to. Sorry 'bout that.

I wasn't talking about you EOD, just the rifle thing. I don't think anyone will complain about some sweet EOD pics :)

Sand Man

01-25-2007, 12:14 PM

BUMP!

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2030/eodnavy5pz.jpg

Mountain Man

01-25-2007, 05:51 PM

nice pic :)

BMF_EOD

02-06-2007, 09:41 AM

Some pics of Navy EOD in pre-deployment training at China Lake.
Lots more here (https://extensis.cnrc.navy.mil/netpub/server.np?quickfind=EOD&catalog=specops&site=Bravado&sorton=Cataloged&template=results.np&ascending=0&offset=70)
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He219

02-06-2007, 11:56 AM

Nice pix BMF!
:)

I liked the ones you posted in a today's pix thread some time back:

http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_061115-N-9671T-049.jpg
http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_061114-N-9671T-146.jpg

A Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) flies over a simulated combat area during an operational test flight
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China Lake, Calif. (Nov. 14, 2006)- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Matthew Ludwig, assigned to Naval Special Clearance Team One (NSCT-1), controls a Foster-Miller Talon Mk.II mine disposal robot while searching for a simulated improvised explosive device (IED). NSCT-1 currently uses the Mk.II in their ordnance disposal operations worldwide. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth G. Takada

It reminds me of these, though not EOD
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Shown are an SUGV (Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle), left, and and Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV), being used by soldiers from the Future Force Warrior Program, during a three-week training exercise employing the military's Future Combat Systems, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, at the Oro Grande Base Camp in Oro Grande, N.M.
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/4172/32007584aa4.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)
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Soldiers from the Future Combat Systems, Evaluation Brigade Combat Team, employ an unmanned vehicle to clear a road during an exercise and live demonstration Feb. 1 at Oro Grande Range, Fort Bliss, Texas.
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A Soldier (left) from the Future Combat Systems, Evaluation Brigade Combat Team, views his screen for unforeseen obstacles during an exercise and live demonstration Feb. 1 at Oro Grande Range, Fort Bliss, Texas.

snoddy

02-06-2007, 12:09 PM

i posted a thread with eod pics from my ramadi tour.....

look for the thread, " about the size of it "......

muttbutt

02-06-2007, 12:10 PM

Nice pix BMF!
:)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/more/even%20more/more/will%20it%20ever%20end/army-3.jpg

Xbox 360 controllerp-)

BMF_EOD

02-06-2007, 07:28 PM

Sorry for the dumb question but the EODs look very SF :) So my question is: Are they SF? :)

They don't look all "SF" they look all "EOD" to me.

BMF_EOD

02-06-2007, 07:39 PM

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/9b11f3837ad18237852570f200407398/$FILE/060102-M-8096M-067_Low.jpg
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Members of a joint Navy and Marine Explosive Ordnance Disposal team supporting a patrol from Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 2nd Marines take cover behind their Humvee as they destroy an improvised explosive device near Forward Operating Base Hit, Iraq, Jan. 2, 2006. The patrol, which is part of the ground combat of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), moments earlier discovered the IED and also engaged and destroyed an insurgent IED placement team as part of the MEU's ongoing counterinsurgency efforts in Iraq's Al Anbar province with the 2nd Marine Division.

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/d34a92943651c6608525724f00448023/$FILE/061031-M-6065T-003low.jpg Hires (http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/d34a92943651c6608525724f00448023/$FILE/061031-M-6065T-003.jpg)

Staff Sgt. John Pado, team leader of Team ‘Chuck Norris’, 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Platoon, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), searches a hole for improvised explosive devices while counteracting IEDs in Al Anbar Province. Currently, these Marines spend six months away from their family every year but they feel their job makes a difference. “I joined EOD to better myself,” said Pado, 27, native of Toledo, Ohio. “In this (occupation) you have the skill to minimize a threat to save Marines.”

He219

02-07-2007, 06:38 PM

Xbox 360 controllerp-)
Teh truth:
:)

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5558/32052479db7.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

Responding to the needs of warfighters, iRobot Corp. announced the iRobot PackBot(R) 510 with EOD Kit, a second-generation explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) robot. PackBot 510 uses a new game-style hand controller for faster training and easier operation in the field. In addition, the robot is 30 percent faster, drags larger objects, lifts twice the weight and has a grip that is three times stronger than its predecessor. To date, iRobot has delivered more than 800 PackBot robots, and these powerful robots are in operation in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the world

BMF_EOD

02-07-2007, 08:30 PM

A working proven controller that most people have some familiarity with = mission success.
EOD is the king of improvisation.

Binger

02-08-2007, 12:06 PM

all soldiers are belong to Yahalom (diamond), special combat enginering operations unit. yahalom handles all EOD and special demolision roles. most of the photos were taken from IDF combat enginering website, and are probably a decade old.

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/894/sap1zu9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/8828/sap2pk8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/2549/sap3bu7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/985/sap4ro8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/8946/sap5he6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/5383/sap6ec1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/2571/sap7kx2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/558/sap8en5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9071/sap9xj8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/3273/sap10oz7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

some recent photos:

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/658/sap11lf7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
counter-tunnel training

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/236/sap12gl5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
same

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/6999/sap13hg5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
man-robot co-op training

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/9736/yael7aqw8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
the other side: bridge demolition in gaza strip

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9162/yael8axj9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
rocket production workshop demolition, also in gaza

last week's demolition of hizballah ammo
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/7420/rpgdefusal1qv1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/6194/rpgdefusal2cz5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

bombsqdjoe

02-08-2007, 12:28 PM

I served for six years as an EOD tech on active duty and it is what I am most proud of in my 13 year (so far) career. EOD techs are expected to have a higher level of dedication and professionalism as soldiers. I still work with ordnance as a civilian but I do miss EOD sometimes.

Sand Man

02-08-2007, 12:29 PM

BMF_EOD, I watched a movie once and heard the term "maiden's twist". It was some EOD movie and it described the maiden's twist as some sort of wiring configuration that were only done exclusively by SEALs.

Is this even true?

BMF_EOD

02-08-2007, 05:30 PM

Never heard of that term. There's never been a good EOD movie- maybe Juggernaut in the 70's...

The IDF EOD pics are awesome. I got a brief opportunity to train with Yaltam and was impressed to say the least.

snoddy

02-08-2007, 05:44 PM

"blown away" was a pretty good movie i thought...

Macs.

02-08-2007, 09:03 PM

EOD ? Kampfmittelbeseitigung !

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l314/Macs3000/Kampfmittelbeseitigung/KMB5.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l314/Macs3000/Kampfmittelbeseitigung/KMB1.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l314/Macs3000/Kampfmittelbeseitigung/KMB2.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l314/Macs3000/Kampfmittelbeseitigung/KMB3.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l314/Macs3000/Kampfmittelbeseitigung/KMB4.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l314/Macs3000/Kampfmittelbeseitigung/KMB10.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l314/Macs3000/Kampfmittelbeseitigung/KMB6.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l314/Macs3000/Kampfmittelbeseitigung/KMB7.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l314/Macs3000/Kampfmittelbeseitigung/KMB8.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l314/Macs3000/Kampfmittelbeseitigung/KMB9.jpg

BMF_EOD

02-08-2007, 09:59 PM

Great pics!

The German robot looks like a really nicely put together machine. Looks like teh arms is strong as hell too. Do you know the name of it?

Sand Man

02-09-2007, 08:22 AM

BMF_EOD

02-09-2007, 09:08 AM

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6686/eodcopyuz4.jpg

Macs.

02-09-2007, 09:33 AM

Great pics!

The German robot looks like a really nicely put together machine. Looks like teh arms is strong as hell too. Do you know the name of it?

His name is "tEODor" (telerob Explosive Ordnance Disposal and observation robot.).

[...]

In service in more than 30 countries

The reward for telerob's labours: tEODor today is the world's top-selling bomb disposal robot. To begin with, only five to ten vehicles were sold each year; now a new system leaves the factory in Ostfildern practically every week. Countries – both NATO and neutral – like Spain, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Austria (and many others) now depend on this extremely robust system, whose clients include such diverse organisations as the canton police of Bern, Switzerland; Royal Saudi Air Force bases in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam; the bodyguard unit of the Indonesian president; and special units of the Interior Ministry of Uzbekistan. Only recently, tEODor won over the Australian police and military, successfully outmanoeuvring the tough American competition in the process. In total, tEODor today is in service in over thirty countries.

tEODor and the Bundeswehr

Ever since 1999, the Bundeswehr has been accumulating experience with this innovative bomb disposal system. In response to an immediate requirement, in 2001 and 2002 German units stationed in Afghanistan and Kosovo were equipped with tEODor systems, since the aging DM1 no longer provided an adequate degree of security. Since 2003, the system has formed an official part of the country's military inventory. Now that telerob has completed delivery of a further 11 units this year, the Bundeswehr has at its disposal a fleet of 58 of these highly advanced systems. Thus, when it comes to EOD robots, it is now one of the best equipped armed forces anywhere.

More: http://www.rheinmetall.de/index.php?lang=3&fid=1385
http://www.telerob.de/index.php?s=e

http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/PA_1_0_LT/PortalFiles/C1256F87004CF5AE/W26PMEU9899INFODE/Foto-1_pub.jpg?yw_repository=youatweb

http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/PA_1_0_LT/PortalFiles/C1256F87004CF5AE/W26PMEX7834INFODE/Foto-3_pub.jpg?yw_repository=youatweb

I mean what if these things were ****y-trapped when you found them? (targetting EOD personnel).

That actually happened 2005 in Afghanistan (Province Takhar, Rustak.), and killed two of our EOD Soldiers.

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l314/Macs3000/Kampfmittelbeseitigung/KMBAFG1.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l314/Macs3000/Kampfmittelbeseitigung/KMBAFG2.jpg

Ruhet in Frieden.

Sand Man

02-09-2007, 09:36 AM

^^ Damn, RIP to them brave folks...

Macs.

02-09-2007, 09:55 AM

There is a amazing story of a GSG-9 EOD Operator who saved a hostage which had a bobby-trapped Handgrenade pressed right to his breast by the dead hostage-taker. (The hostage-taker had been shot dead by a sniper.)

I can upload a subtitled part of a Documentation about that later.

Ravage

02-09-2007, 10:36 AM

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6686/eodcopyuz4.jpg

On the front page, I think its Veronica Simon :hug:

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/2483/35783800x6001122309lolo4.jpg

Sand Man

02-09-2007, 10:39 AM

^^The Bomb!

bombsqdjoe

02-09-2007, 02:59 PM

Man, you guys have balls of steel by just working with all that ordnance. I mean what if these things were ****y-trapped when you found them? (targetting EOD personnel).

My uncle once served with the Army EOD attached to the PSG. Where ever our President goes to make a speech they clear the place a week before. He still got all his fingers intact. :D

In April of 2002, 3 of my best friends were killed by a ****y-trapped weapons cache outside of Kandahar, Afghanistan. EOD troops will always be high priority targets but you just learn to live with it and get on with your job.

Sand Man

02-12-2007, 11:25 AM

In April of 2002, 3 of my best friends were killed by a ****y-trapped weapons cache outside of Kandahar, Afghanistan. EOD troops will always be high priority targets but you just learn to live with it and get on with your job.

Sorry to hear that, mate. I hope you got payback for them.

Ravage

02-12-2007, 11:28 AM

Yeach, BIG BOOM for those sobs !

boggi

02-12-2007, 04:51 PM

http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/2650.jpg
http://lhg.is/media/sprengjudeild/EOD_Technician_on_task.JPG
EOD training

http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/2648.jpg
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/7/74/350px-10_jan_2004_EOD_mortar_rounds_iraq.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9f/Lhgirak.jpg/250px-Lhgirak.jpg
Icelandic EOD in Iraq

http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/2303.jpg
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/2646.jpg
Danish EOD bearing gifts

http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/2639.jpg
First Icelandic EOD during WWII. Trained by brits.

http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/2637.jpg
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/2645.jpg
http://www.lhg.is/upload/images/large/2649.jpg

RussDill

02-12-2007, 05:31 PM

BMF_EOD

02-12-2007, 07:08 PM

angry_young_man

03-08-2007, 04:47 AM

Heres some I posted of RAAF EOD

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=101278

And some very good pics of USAF EOD by BBrowneod
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=100376

angry_young_man

03-08-2007, 04:50 AM

some more:

http://media.militaryphotos.net/photos/Explosive_Ordnance_Demolition

http://media.militaryphotos.net/photos/Gulf_War_2_Iraqi_Freedom_Explosive_Ordnance_Demolition

there is a video about the EOD careersfield on here:
http://www.airforce.com/coolstuff/seewha****like.php

www.dosomethingamazing.com/?s=79&v=373 (http://www.dosomethingamazing.com/?s=79&v=373)

cool video of EOD in Iraq
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbHPRPfJNjU
anyone know what song it is thats on this video?

BMF_EOD

03-09-2007, 10:37 PM

http://mi-cache.legacy.com/legacy/images/Portraits/86667578port.jpg

A Norman Marine was killed Friday while attempting to disarm an explosive, saving others' lives.

Staff Sgt. Dustin Michael Gould, 28, had been a Marine since he was 18 years old and was in Iraq for the fourth time when he was killed at an undisclosed location. He was scheduled to return in April. Recently, a sniper killed his half-brother, who was in Iraq with the Army. His nephew also is serving in Iraq.

When two Marine officers visited the beauty salon about 10 a.m. Friday where Karen Gould works, she knew the news was bad. Her son, a bomb technician, had told her that military casualty officers wouldn't call - they'd break the news in person.

"I looked at them and I looked at my boss and I just kind of went sick," Karen Gould said.

The Marines told her Dustin Gould died doing his job. "He was disarming (a bomb) to save his whole platoon, and he took the fall for it. So he saved the others," she said, describing her son as a proud Marine who was upset with the war yet planned to make the Marine Corps his career.

"He was very proud of it (but) he was sick of the way things were," she said.

The military has not confirmed Dustin Gould's death.

Gould leaves behind a wife of eight years, Elizabeth, who lives in California. They have no children. He also leaves behind his father, David Gould, of Georgia; and a sister, Bethany White, 31, of Van Buren, Ark.

"He was the kindest, gentlest, sweetest person. I would have never, ever, believed in him going overseas, being a Marine," Karen Gould said, calling her son a "good leader" who never whined or gave anyone trouble. She said he was an animal lover, and someone who would give the shirt off his back to others.

"One of the best. ... He knew the Lord, he loved the Lord, and he had a good spirit in him," she said, adding, "Just really a model citizen."

Dustin Gould was born at Norman Regional Hospital and attended Kennedy Elementary School. He graduated from high school in Colorado, where he enlisted in the Marines.

Longtime family friend Kay Weyneth, 64, praised his heroism.

"We honor everyone that's serving our country, but when they give their entire life ... he did save his platoon. The officers were emphatic about that," she said.

Services are pending

DevilDogHopeful

03-09-2007, 11:07 PM

RIP Staff Sgt. Dustin Michael Gould and all others who gave it all. :-( Thank you for your service.

angry_young_man

03-10-2007, 11:46 AM

http://www.operations.mod.uk/telic/images/misc/jteod3.jpg

http://www.operations.mod.uk/telic/images/misc/jteod1.jpg

http://www.operations.mod.uk/telic/images/misc/jteod2.jpg

Royal Air Force EOD ato work in Iraq.

snoddy

03-10-2007, 01:51 PM

Jippo

03-10-2007, 01:55 PM

http://www.operations.mod.uk/telic/images/misc/jteod1.jpg

I don't think solid volfram will explode. :)

-jippo

BMF_EOD

03-17-2007, 12:35 PM

EOD is good to have, well when they do come out to you and check things out, due to opsec i wont get into things but sometimes they are very hard to work with:roll: ....

and ask yourself how does one get rid of something off the side of the road when eod doesnt come out.... or how do you check something out when youre not sure what it is....

sometimes they dont like it when they get called up to come remove trash from off the road or a rolled up blanket or something.....

but yes eod is cool to have around, thanks guys.....

Do you realize that EOD techs in Iraq have one of the highest mortality rates of any MOS and spend more time outside the wire than damn near anyone?

Do you realize that the guys sometimes live off of 2-3 hours of sleep a night for weeks at a time because they are responding to EOD calls for assitance for the other 21-22 hours a day? (like the 50 teams a day asking them to respond to a blanket or a tire)

Do you realize that while you are waiting for EOD who "are taking their sweet ass time" they are usually finishing up another call at another location?

Do you realize that almost every actual IED call is a set ambush site and that EOD goes INTO the kill zone? Do you know how many EOD operators have been killed- not from the original IED but from snipers fire, mortar attack and secondary IEDs?

Do you realize that EOD forces have rendered safe somehwere over 75,000 IED & VBIEDs since the war began?

and ask yourself how does one get rid of something off the side of the road when eod doesnt come out.... or how do you check something out when youre not sure what it is....

You don't unless you want to meet an EFP up close and personal. If you want to be pissed about having to check out a blanket or trash on the side of the road be pissed at your command for not getting you a recon robot- not EOD who are working their asses off.

I have lost more than a few friends and have many more missing limbs and badly burnt. Forgive us if "we are hard to work with" or didn't meet your expectations.

California Joe

03-17-2007, 12:41 PM

Excellent response to an idiotic statement.

Sand Man

03-17-2007, 12:45 PM

Do you realize that EOD techs in Iraq have one of the highest mortality rates of any MOS and spend more time outside the wire than damn near anyone?

Do you realize that the guys sometimes live off of 2-3 hours of sleep a night for weeks at a time because they are responding to EOD calls for assitance for the other 21-22 hours a day? (like the 50 teams a day asking them to respond to a blanket or a tire)

Do you realize that while you are waiting for EOD who "are taking their sweet ass time" they are usually finishing up another call at another location?

Do you realize that almost every actual IED call is a set ambush site and that EOD goes INTO the kill zone? Do you know how many EOD operators have been killed- not from the original IED but from snipers fire, mortar attack and secondary IEDs?

Do you realize that EOD forces have rendered safe somehwere over 75,000 IED & VBIEDs since the war began?

You don't unless you want to meet an EFP up close and personal. If you want to be pissed about having to check out a blanket or trash on the side of the road be pissed at your command for not getting you a recon robot- not EOD who are working their asses off.

I have lost more than a few friends and have many more missing limbs and badly burnt. Forgive us if "we are hard to work with" or didn't meet your expectations.

^^That's what I call an EFP post... :D

Well-said.

snoddy

03-17-2007, 02:29 PM

Excellent response to an idiotic statement. maybe if you read it clearly and didnt take it out of context it wouldnt be. i said what i said cause sometimes theyre hard to work with, they wont come out unless the ao is secured and they ask alot when asking for that.... actually being there can change your thoughts im not just some guy whos talkin out his arse.... i wouldnt just flame anyone and that wasnt my intention here.... i know of alot of eod guys that got shot dead or walked over to a piece of garbage that blew up and they found his head a 100m away in some canal.... i have a high respect for eod and like i said and i thought an eod guy would know what im talking about when i said this, its hard to deal with something when eod gets there when they do or dont come out at all, what are you gonna do? someone has to walk up to it or shoot at it to figure out what it is and if its nothing then they have to get it off the road. and while all this is going on and traffic is backed up and you have guys on the ground, youre wondering whos watching and if some sniper somewhere is choosing to shoot at you that day.... so if it was an ambush grunts on the ground and eod would have to deal with that senario.....maybe i should have just said that.... would of made more sense i think.... so im sorry if i hurt anyones feelings

angry_young_man

03-20-2007, 03:35 PM

Royal Navy Mine Clearance Divers
http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/upload/img_400/bomb_20060524140320.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/upload/img_400/disposal.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/upload/img_400/explosion.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/upload/img_400/vulcan.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/upload/img_400/packing.jpg

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/upload/img_400/dive-team.jpg

Scottie

03-20-2007, 03:42 PM

The EOD teams in Iraq, do they travel with convoy's along with infantry? Or do they have their separate units who come and secure Bomb sites and suspected bombs?

angry_young_man

03-20-2007, 03:46 PM

Various pics of Multi-National EOD Teams:

http://forum.apan-info.net/win99-2k/TriCrab99-2.html

http://forum.apan-info.net/Fall00/gallery_2.html

http://forum.apan-info.net/Fall00/jpg_lg/01-0185.12-13.jpg

Sand Man

03-21-2007, 08:30 AM

Are EOD jump-qualified? HAHO/HALO, Static?

BMF_EOD

03-21-2007, 09:44 AM

^^^^ Depends on the Country/Service.

THE USN EOD guys have to be a minimum static line qual but about 80% (guesstimate) are currently free-fall as well due to support for various other units that require that skill set.

The Aussie Clearance Divers are coming along in this area as well now that they fall under a SOC umbrella.

The Brits have an interesting approach in this area but little is known publicly so I'll default to their website.

http://www.army.mod.uk/rlc/units/11_eod_regt/unconventional_role.htm

angry_young_man

03-21-2007, 09:59 AM

Depends what unit the EOD team is. Us Brits have a parachute trained EOD squadron in the Army for deployment with the Parachute Regiment and 16 Air Assault Brigade. I believe the Army also provides Commando-trained EOD personnel for 3 Commando Brigade. As far as I know the RAF EOD teams have no parachute capability, but I do believe that some Royal Navy Clearance Divers do go on to do parachute training.

http://www.careers.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers/mine_clearance_diver.php
During the video on the page, one of the instructors has Para wings on his jacket.

Does anyone know if the Joint CBRN Regiment has some basic EOD training as part of their training. I know that they have worked closely with EOD teams while on operations.
http://www.flawlessmedia.co.uk/jnbc/

angry_young_man

03-21-2007, 10:50 AM

Some good UK EOD pictures:
http://www.defenceimagedatabase.mod.uk/fotoweb/Grid.fwx?position=0&archiveid=5004&columns=4&rows=2&sorting=ModifiedTimeAsc&search=eod

LibertyUnites

03-22-2007, 10:03 AM

well since im here i might as well ask since ive wondered since i first saw an EOD truck.... are they just modified deuce and a halves or 5tons?

BMF_EOD

03-22-2007, 06:12 PM

Which truck, what country?

The US EOD community is moving towards the Force Protection Inc. Cougar/JEERV. The Brits are also using this same vehicle to some extent but I think they call it the "Mastiff" I believe.

We will be doing a tech eval of a bunch of vehicles under the MRAP program in about a month. I have a feeling that the JEERV and/or RG-33 will be choosen out of the field.
More here (http://www.defense-update.com/newscast/0107/news/270107_mrap.htm)

I am partial to the JEERV as it has already been proven to save the lives of many EOD techs during actual IED strikes.

angry_young_man

03-23-2007, 05:08 AM

Yes I believe that the British Army EOD teams are going to recieve a number of Mastiff vehicles. The RAF EOD teams currently use the Spartan CVR(T), which will eventually be replaced by the Panther CLV.

http://www.army-technology.com/projects/future/images/FCLV_11.jpg
Panther CLV

BMF_EOD

03-23-2007, 08:35 PM

flat bottom = bad.

my opinoin.

angry_young_man

03-27-2007, 10:07 AM

US Navy EOD

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/8813/dasd0706349ac4.jpg

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/8427/dasd0706355xo6.jpg

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/7083/dasd0706357fi1.jpg

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/6626/dasd0706358xk4.jpg

USAF EOD Training

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/9811/dfsd0709270ot3.jpg

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/2001/dfsd0709291lp3.jpg

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/5677/dfsd0704352db6.jpg

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/7946/dfsd0709271mf7.jpg

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/6092/dfsd0708205zy2.jpg

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/3861/dfsd0704164gm7.jpg

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/6138/dfsd0702679pk7.jpg

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/3530/dfsd0614091sa2.jpg

http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/Assets/2004/Air_Force/DF-SD-04-08019.JPG

http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/Assets/2003/Air_Force/DF-SD-03-06160.JPG

angry_young_man

03-27-2007, 10:19 AM

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/9931/dfsd0504831wz8.jpg

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/7240/dfsd0504832if9.jpg

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/156/dfsd0504833tq2.jpg

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/7097/dfsd0504834zx5.jpg

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/809/dfsd0504835bi0.jpg

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/7946/dfsd0504836yo6.jpg

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/8945/dfsd0504837hp5.jpg

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/7296/dfsd0504838by9.jpg

angry_young_man

03-27-2007, 10:21 AM

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/3889/dasd0401635mk3.jpg

US Navy (USN) Mineman (MN) Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Garry Myers, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 4, provides perimeter security at a natural gas well fire in the Rumaylah Oil Field in Southern Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.

Ravage

03-27-2007, 02:34 PM

In Polish media he was described as an SFer lol

BMF_EOD

03-27-2007, 10:19 PM

That pic is from right after the invasion. Gary later went on to be scrapped off a fastrope by a powerline when their helo took fire and started moving with ropers on. He broke his ankle badly but continued the OP until it was complete.

Ravage

03-28-2007, 04:11 AM

You mean he fell ?

BMF_EOD

03-28-2007, 07:35 PM

Yeah, as in the powerlines ripped him off the rope and he fell 20 or so feet.

ngould

04-03-2007, 07:29 PM

RIP SSGT Dustin Michael Gould and all the others killed in the line of duty - you are my HEROES!

He219

04-08-2007, 12:44 AM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/more/even%20more/more/will%20it%20ever%20end/more/070403-N-3901L-229.jpg
HiRes

SAN DIEGO (Apr. 3, 2007) - Explosive Ordinance Disposal First Class Jeffery Shultz shows trainees the proper methods of handling the M-4 machine gun at the South Bay Rolton Gun Club. Petty Officer Shultz was recently selected for the first ever Naval Expeditionary Combat Command Shore Sailor of the Year at the Anti-Submarine Warfare Base in San Diego. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Petty Officer 3rd Class Sean P. Lenahan
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/more/even%20more/more/will%20it%20ever%20end/more/070403-N-4163T-011.jpg
HiRes

CORONADO, Calif. (Apr. 3, 2007) - Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 3 receive the Bronze Star Medal during an awards presentation ceremony. Eight awardees, received the Bronze Star for completing 99 missions in which they detonated or recovered large amounts of ordnance while in Iraq from June to December 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephanie Tigner

Macs.

04-08-2007, 12:24 PM

Here is a interesting video (Actual footage and reenactment) of a GSG-9 EOD operation.

Only in german so far, have to figure out how to do subtitles. :oops:

http://www.youtube.com/v/TFZFPa_ds14

There is a amazing story of a GSG-9 EOD Operator who saved a hostage which had a bobby-trapped Handgrenade pressed right to his breast by the dead hostage-taker. (The hostage-taker had been shot dead by a sniper.)

BMF_EOD

04-09-2007, 10:29 AM

It is with again sincere saddness I must report the loss of three of our Navy EOD brothers. Yesterday a team from EODMU11 Det 1 (Whidbey Island,
Washington) was transitioning between operating locations when their convoy was hit. .

Please take a moment to honor these fine men, and to say an Easter prayer for their families and loved ones.

EODC Gregory Biliter

EOD1 Joseph McSween

EOD2 Curtis Hall

Sand Man

04-09-2007, 10:39 AM

RIP to these very brave men.

BMF_EOD

04-14-2007, 12:25 PM

http://www.yorknewstimes.com/mcsween/mcsween.jpg

Courtesy Photo U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam McSween, an explosive ordinance disposal specialist, was killed last Friday in Iraq. This picture of McSween (with an Iraqi army soldier) was taken Feb. 7, 2006, by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Bailey at Camp Echo in Diwaniyah, Iraq.
I'll try and get some of Greg and Curtis and post them as well.

BMF_EOD

04-17-2007, 12:12 AM

New official video on the US EOD basic course.

https://extensis.cnrc.navy.mil/specops/eod.htm

angry_young_man

04-17-2007, 07:44 AM

^^^^ very interesting video.

BMF_EOD

04-19-2007, 04:02 PM

Pictures of some of America's finest military men, fathers, and friends.

RIP brothers- you will never be forgotten

EODC Greg Biliter
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/1628/biliter3jp4.jpg
http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/8725/biliterto0.jpg
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/8573/biliter2ka5.jpg

EOD1 Adam McSween
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/1439/mssweenbw6.jpg
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/706/mcsween1rg7.jpg
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/8809/mcsween2rw6.jpg
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/4125/mcsween4yz8.jpg

EOD2 Curt Hall
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/8327/hallly5.jpg
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/5194/hall2dk6.jpg
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/3306/hall3vi5.jpg
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/6633/hall4oz1.jpg

muttbutt

04-19-2007, 04:20 PM

RIP lads:-(

ZoneOne

04-19-2007, 04:29 PM

RIP to our fallen.

He219

04-19-2007, 05:06 PM

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/8356/30244651ga6.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/7731/32571181dq8.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

Unidentified workers finish maintenance details at the Navy Explosive Ordinance School at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Thursday April, 12, 2007. A memorial service for all of the EOD personnel who were killed in action is scheduled for the weekend of April 21-22, at the base. Seven U.S. bomb techs have been killed in 2007 after 15 died in 2006, which was the most since 1945
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5376/32571155kg7.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

This undated photo provided by the U. S. Air Force, shows, from left, Senior Airman Elizabeth A. Loncki; Tech. Sgt. Timothy R. Weiner; and Senior Airman Daniel B. Miller Jr., who were explosive ordnance disposal Airmen serving in Iraq and were killed defusing a car bomb when it detonated Jan. 7. Seven U.S. bomb techs have been killed in 2007 after 15 died in 2006, which was the most since 1945. The dead will be honored in April 2007 at Eglin, where the U.S. military's bomb technician school is located
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/6912/32571189ih8.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

Navy Lt. Stephen Andros demonstrates the steps an explosive ordinance technician will take when coming in contact with a potential bomb at the Navy Explosive Ordinance School on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Thursday, April, 12, 2007. Seven U.S. bomb techs have been killed in 2007 after 15 died in 2006, which was the most since 1945. The dead will be honored this the weekend of April 21-22 at Eglin, where the U.S. military's bomb technician school is located
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8454/32571199ru5.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

Army Sgt. Baylin Oswalt, background, checks the equipment bag of student Ruiz Develasco, foreground, at the Navy Explosive Ordinance School on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Thursday April, 12, 2007. She rolls up her measuring tape as he scans over a mock piece of C-4. Seven U.S. bomb techs have been killed in 2007 after 15 died in 2006, which was the most since 1945. The dead will be honored this the weekend of April 21-22 at Eglin, where the U.S. military's bomb technician school is located
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7118/32571142ax1.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

Navy Lt. Stephen Andros demonstrates the steps an explosive ordinance technician will take when coming in contact with a potential bomb at the Navy Explosive Ordinance School on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Thursday April, 12, 2007. A homemade sign welcomes people to the garden with a hand grenade painted in black over the sign. Seven U.S. bomb techs have been killed in 2007 after 15 died in 2006, which was the most since 1945. The dead will be honored this weekend at Eglin, where the U.S. military's bomb technician school is located

Sand Man

05-01-2007, 06:39 AM

http://img430.imageshack.us/img430/9220/1xe0xo1.jpg

Ravage

05-01-2007, 07:04 AM

I think its from the training wing, but ask BMF, hes the bomb guy.

BMF_EOD

05-01-2007, 08:44 AM

^^^ It's from pre deployment work ups (MU11?) in China Lake. I'll be up there in a few weeks and try to take some pics.

---BREAK---
DoD Identifies Marine EOD Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sgt. Peter Woodall, 25, of Sarasota, Fla.
Woodall died April 27 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Sgt. William J. Callahan, 28, of South Easton, Mass., died April 27 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Callahan was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Both on the SSgt select list.

Sand Man

05-07-2007, 12:59 PM

HE, do you have a copy of the original of this pic (the one from head to feet)?

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/3889/dasd0401635mk3.jpg

Sand Man

05-11-2007, 12:29 PM

Attention pic gurus (HE219 and Co.):

I found the pic I was looking fof but it's so tiny (I believe this is the same guy above). Hi-Res, anyone? Please...

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4751/us20army20sf40zv6.jpg

Thanks in advance.

MetroN

05-11-2007, 12:35 PM

Awsome Pixs :)

luke`

05-11-2007, 03:58 PM

MoFo

05-11-2007, 04:00 PM

Maybe he ment "at work"? Oh Im just throwing ideas out here!

BMF_EOD

05-11-2007, 04:37 PM

Brit EOD guys are also known as ATO's short for "Ammunition Technical Officer"

ebola.EOD

05-11-2007, 08:25 PM

All the nations have to be proud of their EOD and (Para)rescue techs..because these guys have pretty many saved lives on their hands..

Hail to you, often-forgotten heroes..

Seiran

05-11-2007, 10:38 PM

EOD guys definitely have my utmost respect. They do one of the most hazardous jobs, if not THE most hazardous jobs in the Armed Forces. These guys are some of the finest people the world has ever had the pleasure of hosting life to.

I have one question though, that piece of kit on the magwell of some of the EOD Tech's weapons - What is it and what does it do? Make it easier to reload? Help speed up the reloading process? I'm a bit puzzled on that.

BMF_EOD

05-12-2007, 02:28 AM

I don't use the magwell. It does help with feeding the mag in but in my experience it does a better job of getting dirt into your mag well and jamming up your mag. I think for strictly urban CQC it would help a bit but I think it's more gimmicky then helpful. just my 2 cents.

angry_young_man

05-12-2007, 04:53 AM

What do you mean by 'ato work'?

I meant at work. Sorry, I cant type to save my life. :oops:

N-G-F-O

05-12-2007, 05:04 AM

I meant at work. Sorry, I cant type to save my life. :oops:
Shush up man! You'd have got away with that if you hadn't corrected yourself.

angry_young_man

05-12-2007, 05:06 AM

US Navy EOD

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/1807/rimdiveryd9.jpg

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3838/eoddiverfe1.gif

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/8075/981207mh60df9.jpg

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/6412/eod15ur5.jpg

luke`

05-12-2007, 05:11 AM

Brit EOD guys are also known as ATO's short for "Ammunition Technical Officer"

That's what confused me, I didnt know if he meant 'Ammunition Technical Officer' work, which would be incorrect as only EOD officers of the Royal Logistic Corps are 'ATOs'

angry_young_man

05-12-2007, 09:57 AM

USMC EOD at work in Iraq

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9476/usmceodmp1.jpg

Pan

05-12-2007, 10:08 AM

USMC EOD at work in Iraq

i think this guy is USN EOD
cos, he is wearing LBT 1879 and Tri-derest BAS:oops:

szr

05-12-2007, 10:16 AM

That and the big ol' sea mine in the picture. :p

Sand Man

05-12-2007, 10:28 AM

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/6861/010511eodwaterhwu6.jpg
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/6012/050304n8213g166zc2.jpg
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/7549/pi051304b1ke9.jpg

MetroN

05-12-2007, 10:41 AM

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/6012/050304n8213g166zc2.jpg

Why does the guy in the middle point his gun at the "exsplosive device" (looks like an exercise).

Common procedure?

Kilo Golf

05-12-2007, 11:19 AM

In case it tries to attack them :)

--KG

BMF_EOD

05-12-2007, 12:18 PM

Why does the guy in the middle point his gun at the "exsplosive device" (looks like an exercise).

Common procedure?

That's from some super ghey tv show. Supposedly they used real techs as extras but for some reason nobody will admit to it :)

Sand Man

05-14-2007, 02:13 AM

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/2162/wide0jx.jpg
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/5912/qq8v91zq0.jpg

Nevins

05-14-2007, 07:18 AM

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6779/060714n9288t133br2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/1382/060711n5169h079sr5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9615/060711n5169h054hs9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4836/060711n5169h032xq7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/7290/060711n9288t213pz5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

BMF_EOD

05-17-2007, 10:42 AM

^^^ These guys are USN Divers, not EOD , on a joint training op with some Aussies from one of the CDTs.

The tech in the LUGM picture (Sea Mine) is a USN EOD guy. That was early on in the war during a combined USN EOD/ AUS CDT interdiction Op.

Which reminds me. (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.australiandefender.com.au/stories/cdtiraq/cdtc.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.australiandefender.com.au/stories/cdtiraq/ad_cdtiraq.htm&h=180&w=240&sz=7&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=RW_KJ_AY5R2ZTM:&tbnh=83&tbnw=110&prev=/images%3Fq%3Deod%2Bmine%2Blaying%2BCDT%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:*)

angry_young_man

05-17-2007, 01:02 PM

What is the difference between the USN Divers and USN EOD? In the UK and I believe Australia these jobs are the same. In the Royal Navy I know the job is called 'Clearance Diver' and they provide naval EOD for UK forces.
??????

BMF_EOD

05-17-2007, 08:46 PM

USN DIVER-
Performs all aspects of deep water diving operations, deep saturation diving, ship maintenance, salvage operations, and re compression chamber operations.
Basically- they focus on diving and bust their asses working underwater.

USN EOD-
Performs mixed gas re breather ops to 300ft for mine clearance, very limited salvage,, as well as anti-swimmer attack ops. Also has land mission areas of IED response and defeat, nuclear weapons, chemical/bio weapons, conventional weapons (think land mines, RPG, rockets, missiles, aircraft bombs etc..) advanced demolitions, and special operations support (this is a generalized term covering a host of areas). Basically we focus on explosive threats in any environment. Thus the para jumping, fastrope, convoy ops, etc...

Sand Man

05-18-2007, 10:29 AM

http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/060422-N-4658L-038.jpg

Lady EOD :D

Vince S

05-20-2007, 11:15 AM

I have one question for the EOD guys here. In all the pics that were posted, all the guys are wearing plate carrier instead of body armor . I was on the impression that when working so close with explosive the operators would wear something that give more protection like an OTV with groin and collar maybe?

BMF_EOD

05-27-2007, 08:31 PM

Most of those vests are Eagle CIRAS. Level IIIA inside.

What to do after you leave the EOD World.....
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c15206cb79

kayaker

06-01-2007, 05:45 AM

ok, just came across this and had to share:

http://www.defenceimagedatabase.mod.uk/FotoWeb/FWbin/preview.dll/45147096.jpg?D=A3108B28C8B3B032194131CE08F670ECE6B1838E4B40E5E614A0B3395072B1683679B0B233B26840E83D0D8C18ACC907A150640268C2BC2B6BA0BE589409A282140F4472AA70990E54E49CFC79EC7CBE94EBFF676A2E1BCD719F9A47B8A87FE19174F2E435DB95BEAA5F8960ED64D1217F850DB1B9EE274CBAE10CFCD52C7C22EB4A9624D8A40298314643F3868C5 B0F58B302206E089131390D3D414DC30481AD9B2A7BD65F49FAB0FB28BDAC7E4B150D294E12B06E268E

The Mastiff armoured vehicle on a test run at Kandahar Air base, Afghanistan. These vehicles will give commanders on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan more options to deal with the developing threats they are facing. These wheeled patrol vehicles have a less intimidating profile than tracked vehicles. They include BOWMAN radios and electronic countermeasures, and are fitted with additional armour beyond the standard level, to ensure they have the best possible protection. Weight: 22 Tons Max speed: 55 mph Engine: Diesel Crew: 2 Carries: 6 Armament: GPMG, 50mm cannon or 40 mm Auto grenade launcher.

Notice: "..less intimidating..."

wotsnext

06-01-2007, 06:02 AM

wotsnext

06-01-2007, 06:13 AM

My son has just been posted to an EOD regiment....Looking at these pix i must say it scares the crap out of me.....Thats two sons now to worry about..

BMF_EOD

06-22-2007, 08:18 PM

http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_070620-N-2294H-002.jpg

Description: Explosive Ordnance Disposalman 1st Class Mica Greenwood and Explosive Ordnance Disposalman 2nd Class Joe Green illuminate a chemically contaminated area during a field exercise so a clean cover can be placed.

http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_070620-N-2294H-001.jpg

Description: Explosive Ordnance Disposalman 2nd Class Joe Green and Explosive Ordnance Disposalman 1st Class Jason McCormick use a smoke grenade to determine wind direction before setting up a decontamination area.

http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_070613-N-7676W-331.jpg

Description: Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Shaun McDonald, center, assigned to Naval Special Clearance Team One (NSCT) 1, brings Ten, a Marine Mammal System (MMS) dolphin, aboard a rigid hull inflatable boat.

yeah...we do fish and WMDs too.

Sand Man

06-26-2007, 12:20 PM

http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_060726-N-9689V-111.jpg

Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians conduct a repelling exercise during a demonstration for coaches from the National High School Coaching Association. The tour is designed to showcase the Navy’s Special Warfare and Operations communities in an effort to encourage high school coaches to assist in recruiting dedicated and disciplined individuals to join special programs. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Valcarcel (RELEASED)

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_031010-N-1384B-029.jpg

Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) members and Polish Army soldiers conduct a safe disposal area (SDA) site survey. The SDA will eventually be used to destroy unexploded ordnance found in the Al Hillah area. The Navy EOD team, in conjunction with the Polish army, is in the area to provide Improvised Explosive Device (IED) response. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Phil Beaufort. (RELEASED)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/more/even%20more/more/070201-N-7130B-376.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/more/even%20more/more/070201-N-7130B-369.jpg

Dling

07-02-2007, 08:11 PM

snoddy

07-02-2007, 08:32 PM

Just a question about something thats been on my mind for a lil bit. When eods and the what not approach IED's to disarm them, why don't they get detonated? aren't a lot of them remote detonated by insurgent near by?

sometimes they wait till eod gets close then they set them off
sometimes they see eod coming and they run away

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/723/dscf1822la8.jpg

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/8718/dscf1826ak2.jpg

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4643/dscf1824bz5.jpg

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4984/dscf1825zf7.jpg

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/1608/dscf1823jx7.jpg

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/2513/dscf1621ho8.jpg

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/8236/cimg0417np7.jpg

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/6499/dscf2033ot7.jpg

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/113/dscf2029ho7.jpg

Dling

07-02-2007, 08:34 PM

sometimes they wait till eod gets close then they set them off
sometimes they see eod coming and they run away

'em EOD's got some balls on them then:|. I saw a docu on the military channel a while ago where they launched c4 ropes onto a buncha mines to detonated em. that was quite the vid clip.

Sirpad

07-03-2007, 06:00 AM

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/6499/dscf2033ot7.jpg

suspected VBIED - check
EOD team on scene - check
EOD team's ride parked next to VBIED - WTFF?! :cantbeli:

BMF_EOD

07-03-2007, 08:53 AM

VBIED has been disrupted. Notice the artillery round on the pavement?

Someone has to go down there sooner or later and clear the scene.

BMF_EOD

07-03-2007, 08:55 AM

Just a question about something thats been on my mind for a lil bit. When eods and the what not approach IED's to disarm them, why don't they get detonated? aren't a lot of them remote detonated by insurgent near by?

Yeah- that's the whole gig. Trying to disarm IEDs whilst they try to kill you with remote detonations, sniper fire, mortar attack and ****ytraps.

snoddy

07-03-2007, 12:21 PM

they actually picked up the rounds put'm back in the car and dragged it off to the passenger side into the field and blew it up again while the occupants watched, it wasnt their car, it was their friends... they said....

kayaker

07-05-2007, 06:22 AM

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4643/dscf1824bz5.jpg

high res?

BMF_EOD

07-18-2007, 07:35 PM

DoD Identifies Navy Casulaties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two sailors who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died July 17 as a result of enemy action while conducting combat operations in Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq. The two sailors were assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eleven, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.

Killed were:

Chief Petty Officer Patrick L. Wade, 38, of Key West, Fla.

Petty Officer First Class Jeffrey L. Chaney, 35, of Omaha, Neb.

For further information related to this release the media can contact the NAS Whidbey Island public affairs office at (360) 257-2286.

DevilDogHopeful

07-18-2007, 07:40 PM

suspected VBIED - check
EOD team on scene - check
EOD team's ride parked next to VBIED - WTFF?! :cantbeli:

From the looks of it they already blew the trunk open with some explosives and disarmed (?) the arty shell. Then again if they blew the trunk open wouldn't the shell have gone with it? Hmm.

Killed were:

Chief Petty Officer Patrick L. Wade, 38, of Key West, Fla.

Petty Officer First Class Jeffrey L. Chaney, 35, of Omaha, Neb.

RIP to the fallen.

RomanS

07-18-2007, 08:18 PM

I have a friend from USMC's EOD

Awesome guy, knows a lot of stuff.

Respect to you guys, thank you for what you are doing!

BMF_EOD

07-18-2007, 10:38 PM

From the looks of it they already blew the trunk open with some explosives and disarmed (?) the arty shell. Then again if they blew the trunk open wouldn't the shell have gone with it? Hmm.

Not if you know what you are doing.

DevilDogHopeful

07-19-2007, 12:30 AM

Not if you know what you are doing.

Just a guess here.

They used just the right amount of explosives to blow the trunk open without setting off the shells? Again just a guess.

BMF_EOD

07-30-2007, 12:53 PM

OAK HARBOR - This Navy town is reeling again after learning two more
sailors from a local bomb disposal unit have died in Iraq.
The men were killed Tuesday, and a third sailor on the team was
critically injured, after a bomb exploded under their armored vehicle on
a highway in Iraq.

The deaths of bomb disposal experts Chief Petty Officer Patrick L. Wade,
38, and Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey L. Chaney, 35, come just a few
months after Whidbey Island was stunned by the deaths of three other men
from the same unit.

"It's very difficult for the command and the people in this community to
reconcile the loss of these sailors so soon after the loss of three
sailors in April," said Kimberly Martin, Whidbey Island Naval Air
Station public affairs officer. "On the other hand, these men and women
who work in this organization do a dangerous job, and put their lives on
the line every day because they feel so strongly this is the right thing
to do."

Jeffrey Chaney is from Omaha, Neb., and was single. Family members could
not be reached for comment.

Patrick Wade is survived by his wife, Kari, daughters Noel, 3, and Esme,
2 months. They live in Oak Harbor. Other survivors are in Wisconsin, his
home state.

Patrick Wade's brother, Gary Wade of Royalton, Wis., had to break the
news to his mother that her youngest son had died.

"She was washing dishes at her job at a nursing home," Gary Wade said.
"She just (saw) me standing there and she knew something was wrong. She
turned around and said, 'Oh, no, Gary.' She just broke down right away.
She knew what happened."

Patrick Wade comes from a military family that has now lost two men to
combat.

His older brother, Bob Wade, died in a helicopter accident in Japan
while serving in the Air Force.

Patrick Wade was away, serving his country, when Gary Wade sprinkled Bob
Wade's ashes on a lake in northern Wisconsin.

Roadside bomb

Wade and Chaney were among 19 deployed to Iraq in the Explosive Ordnance
Disposal Mobile Unit 11, a group that has found itself in a war zone
where the front line can be anywhere. The unit is made up of sailors
who are highly trained experts at identifying and defusing explosive
materials. It's a perilous job. Roadside and car bombs have killed
hundreds in the military in Iraq.

Their deaths were a sacrifice made while protecting fellow soldiers,
sailors, airmen and Marines, said Capt. Barry Coceano, commander of
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group One.

"They worked valiantly each and every day providing security to a
populace unable to protect and defend itself at this time - a noble and
righteous cause," Coceano said. "They are heroes and role models. I ask
each of you to keep their families and friends in your thoughts and
prayers."

Since November, the Whidbey-based bomb disposal unit received 26 Bronze
Stars for heroism in combat. Five Bronze Stars were awarded in June to
locally based sailors who dismantled as much as 40 tons of explosives.
Three sailors from the unit died April 6, marking the first deaths for
Whidbey Island base since 1991. They each received Bronze Stars
posthumously.

On Tuesday, Patrick Wade and Jeffrey Chaney were escorting a battalion
of U.S. Army Rangers on a highway south of Samarra, Gary Wade said.
A bomb exploded on the roadside near soldiers, and the bomb experts were
called to investigate. The team, including Wade and Chaney, saw other
bombs that hadn't yet exploded, said Gary Wade, who left the U.S.
Marines as a corporal in 1981.

They were working to defuse those bombs from inside their armored
vehicle - possibly using robotic arms - when a bomb went off beneath
them. They died instantly.
"They were in the JERRV vehicle," Gary Wade said. "It's the latest armor
blast-proof vehicle that the EOD teams have. If they drive over a bomb,
it's supposed to deflect the blast. (Patrick) had a lot of confidence in
his people and in his equipment."

The bomb left a crater that was 12 feet wide, 40 feet long and 6 feet
deep, Gary Wade said. The JERRV, a Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Rapid Response Vehicle, was severely damaged.

Sand Man

07-30-2007, 12:57 PM

RIP

.....................

BMF_EOD

08-11-2007, 11:08 AM

They're getting better at getting it right.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20180949/site/newsweek/page/0/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20166632/displaymode/1107/s/2/

Sand Man

08-12-2007, 06:40 AM

Ooops!
----------

Sirpad

08-12-2007, 06:48 AM

BUMP!
good lord - the mother of all reposts! :bash:

Sand Man

08-12-2007, 06:53 AM

good lord - the mother of all reposts! :bash:

There. Ya happy? p-)

Seriously, any more NEW pics of this group?

kliskey

08-12-2007, 03:29 PM

I also want to see new pics if possible please :)

BMF_EOD

08-13-2007, 09:46 AM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20226446/site/newsweek/page/0/
and
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20219367/site/newsweek/

BMF_EOD

08-13-2007, 06:18 PM

There. Ya happy? p-)

Seriously, any more NEW pics of this group?

Did you click the link above? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20166632/displaymode/1107/s/2/)

....

08-13-2007, 08:55 PM

Thanks, BMF.

Sand Man

08-13-2007, 10:14 PM

Did you click the link above? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20166632/displaymode/1107/s/2/)

Yep. Thank you for them.... and the answers on the other thread.

I shared the interactive with my friends here since when I say "EFP" they seem to have this blanked out face like they don't get it.

BMF_EOD

08-16-2007, 08:34 PM

NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense

No. 1003-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 14, 2007
Media Contact: (703) 697-5131/697-5132
Public/Industry(703) 428-0711

DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sgt. Michael E. Tayaotao, 27, of Sunnyvale, Calif., died Aug. 9 from wounds
suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Media with questions about this Marine can contact the Camp Pendleton public affairs office at (760) 725-5044.

Iraq A Marine EOD Technician based out of Camp Pendleton died while supporting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. The Marine killed was Sgt. Michael E. Tayaotao, age 27, of Sunnyvale, California. He was assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. He joined the Marine Corps just over 9 years ago.
He was seven months into his third tour of duty in Iraq for which he volunteered for. Sgt Tayaotao is survived by his sister and his parents. In his honor, flags at the California's State Capitol will be flown at half-staff. A statement released from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's office stated in part "Sergeant Michael Tayaotao's courage is an example of the extraordinary commitment that is displayed every day by our nation's servicemembers".
__________________

BMF_EOD

09-03-2007, 11:47 AM

Neither of these are mine.

This one is back up on the web.
USN EOD Falluja

http://www.youtube.com/v/SF3Ztag16RE

USMC/USA EOD
Graphic Vid.

Fast forward past the dumbass private.
http://www.youtube.com/v/do2bEscWPX8

Sand Man

09-03-2007, 12:58 PM

USMC EOD Iraq...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/Whisper_44/USMCEODinIraq.jpg

BMF_EOD

09-05-2007, 02:50 PM

Came across this one as well. USMC EOD represent'n

http://youtube.com/v/0dzEAngZ0yU

Sand Man

10-13-2007, 06:44 AM

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BMF_EOD

11-02-2007, 12:30 AM

Bomb Busters
The troops who defuse Iraq’s deadly IEDs are an elite, tightly knit group whose dangerous job can exact a deadly toll. On the ground with an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit.
By Joe Cochrane
Updated: 6:56 a.m. ET Aug 9, 2007
Aug. 8, 2007 - Most American soldiers in Iraq want to avoid roadside bombs. Ted Seitz isn’t one of them. The powerfully built Navy chief petty officer spends his days and nights deliberately searching for improvised explosive devices, better known by the infamous acronym IEDs, along desert roads and highways in northern Iraq. It’s tough, tiring and dangerous work, and it takes a particular nasty toll: three fellow explosive ordnance technicians died in separate incidents last month. Seitz, an Arizona native, had been a training instructor for two of the dead. “It sucks,” he told NEWSWEEK. “It reminds the guys that this is for real.”

The men and women of Seitz’s battalion, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2, based out of Little Creek, Va., probably don’t need that reminder. They’ve lived and worked seven days a week for months on end to rid northern Iraq of the weapon that is the biggest threat to U.S. troops. Several members of their battalion (officers won’t say exactly how many) have died doing this job—deaths that hit especially hard in the small, tightly knit EOD group. “You chew the same dirt—you celebrate birthdays, you celebrate holidays. You do everything as a group,” says Terrence I. Molidor, the command master chief of a mobile EOD battalion based in central Iraq. He was one of several EOD members who flew to Forward Operating Base Speicher to attend the July 25 memorial service for technicians Jeffery L. Chaney and Patrick L. Wade, killed while clearing a road in Samarra on July 17. “It’s the one thing that I’ve dreaded since I came into this country: going to a memorial for someone you know,” Molidor told NEWSWEEK. “When you know the individual’s family—his wife, his kids—that has a tendency to make your job that much harder.”

EOD members are part of an elite group that numbers fewer than 4,000 in the Army and Navy combined. Navy EOD technicians must complete around 15 months of training, and qualify as Navy divers and parachutists. Candidates for the EOD school at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida must have the same aptitude scores as candidates for the Navy’s Nuclear Power School, and the EOD school’s attrition rate is high, given the demands. EOD technicians are quick to remind people that they do far more than just look for IEDs and bristle at being compared to a “bomb squad.” And definitely don’t mention the Navy SEALs. The EOD folks say they undergo similar training, but that they prefer to keep a lower profile than the storied naval unit. “We could be SEALs,” one technician told me while we waited for a helicopter out of FOB Speicher one night. “We don’t want to be.”

That’s an understatement. EOD is very media shy. I was told that I was the first journalist allowed to embed with Mobile Unit 2 since they deployed to Iraq around 11 months ago. They were excellent hosts, even as they endlessly asked what I was writing about them. That made it even harder to witness what happened in the tactical operations center on July 24. A few hours after I spoke to Chief Seitz about the pending memorial service, more bad news came in. Another technician, this one an Army staff sergeant, had just been killed by an IED blast in Diyala province. The news was like a body blow: faces winced, heads dropped, doors slammed. But the operations center continued chugging along, as supervisors ordered a communications blackout until next of kin were notified, and issued instructions to subordinates. A while later, Lt. John Ismay, the battallion’s public-affairs officer, came into the conference room and asked if I understood what had happened. I told him I did; he nodded, shook his head and walked out and back to work. “They understand the risk,” Navy Cmdr. John Coffey, the commander of the battalion, told me later. “On one hand you pay tribute to your fallen brothers, but on the other hand you realize there’s a fight out there and there’s a weapon that is killing our troops.”

Currently, there are more IEDs in Mobile Unit 2’s territory than anywhere else in Iraq. The battalion, based at Speicher in Salah ad Din province, supports the Army’s 25th Infantry Division in northern Iraq, covering an area the size of Pennsylvania. In the past 10 months, the battalion ran more than 10,000 EOD missions, about 75 percent of which were related to finding and clearing IEDs and related weapons caches. The bombs are believed to be planted by Sunni insurgents. For security reasons, U.S. military officials here declined to discuss specific tactics by insurgents who plant IEDS, or how the Coalition troops counter them. But they did say that insurgents in northern Iraq are much better at hiding the bombs than in the past—on the roadside, under roads, in culverts and under bridges. Sometimes, the insurgents will only partially camouflage IEDs, set them out in the open, or even plant dummies so they can study how the EOD clearance teams respond. This also enables the insurgents to lure them into ambushes. The IEDs left in plain view “makes the hair on the back of our necks tingle,” says Command Master Chief Pat McLean, of Minnesota, the battalion’s senior enlisted man. “And we go out on plenty of hoax IED [calls] because we suspect they’re watching us.”

Indeed, the EOD’s daily road-clearance missions tend to be either mundane or terrifying. They count on the heavily armored Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, known as MRAP, which has a V-shaped chassis designed to protect the soldiers by deflecting IED blasts outward. The vehicles are armed with air blowers to expose potential IEDs under sand or debris, and a long claw that can dig up bombs. The teams also have remote-control robots with cameras that can do reconnaissance and, if needed, also disable IEDs. Aside from putting the robots into action, the EOD teams remain inside the vehicles because they’re potential targets for snipers. Soldiers carry empty Gatorade bottles to urinate in, as the missions can last up to half a day.

The MRAPs have a driver, vehicle commander and two spotters who look for exposed wires, suspicious lumps in the sand, displaced dirt or anything else that could indicate the presence of a bomb. There’s no special equipment that can detect buried explosives, so the spotters instead must use binoculars, and more often the naked eye. The technicians in the vehicles, driving as slow as 15 to 20 miles per hour, trade jokes over the radio system and blast rock music on their iPod-equipped stereos to pass the time. There’s also a bit of gallows humor among the group, like their I BRAKE FOR IEDS bumper sticker I saw hanging on an office wall—and a penchant for practical jokes. NEWSWEEK photographer Danfung Dennis was the victim of one such prank when he went on an emergency response with an EOD team to check out some unexploded ordnance outside the base. One of the technicians started screaming, “Death rocket! Death Rocket! Get your gas masks on! Get inside!” As the unit scrambled for cover, a startled and concerned Dennis turned to them and asked—deadpan—if they had an extra gas mask. That was when everyone started laughing. I was told he also found it funny. Eventually.

Humor can only help in this very difficult job in this very difficult place. The men and women of the unit risk their lives to save those of their fellow soldiers, as well as civilians. That mission makes things like the memorial service on July 25 that much harder. The soldiers spoke bravely about Chief Petty Officer Wade and Petty Officer Chaney during the eulogies, and then came the hardest part. Following military tradition, roll call was preformed. Three times Wade and Chaney’s names were shouted out and three times there was no response. The silence across the compound, surrounded by dust and sand, said it all.

BMF_EOD

11-02-2007, 12:36 AM

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CRRC Jump

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EODMU2 MFF Water Jump

BMF_EOD

11-07-2007, 02:14 PM

DoD Identifies Navy Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin R. Bewley, 27, of Hector, Ark., died Nov. 5 of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting operations in Salah ad Din province, Iraq. Bewley was permanently assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, Oak Harbor, Wash.

BMF_EOD

11-10-2007, 02:57 AM

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Navy Explosive Ordnance Technician 2nd Class Kevin R. Bewley

27, of Hector, Ark.; assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, Oak Harbor, Wash.; died Nov. 5 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting operations in Salahaddin province, Iraq.

The Associated Press

OAK HARBOR, Wash. — A Whidbey Island Naval Air Station petty officer from Arkansas was the sixth member of a bomb disposal unit to be killed in Iraq. (Sixth member of MU11- a pretty small unit)

Kevin Bewley, 27, of Hector, Ark., died Nov. 5 of wounds from a bomb that detonated in Sala ad Din province. He was on his second deployment to Iraq.

“He had a real good personality. He was always sympathetic to people,” his father, Ron Duke Bewley, told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. “You bet I was proud of him.”

Three sailors from the same unit were killed in April, and two were killed in July.

“It’s a big loss to this small family,” said Naval Air Station spokeswoman Kimberly Martin.

Kevin Bewley loved the outdoors. After his first tour in Iraq, he and his older brother, Patrick, camped in minus-28 degree Arctic weather to fulfill a promise they made to each other to try to see the Northern Lights.

“He didn’t need a lot around him to be happy — just friends and family and getting to be outside,” Patrick Bewley said.

Bewley’s mother, Connie Whitaker, said the death of her son was devastating.

“The needless loss of life of our American servicemen and women is something that we as a nation must stop now,” she told the newspaper. “My son was precious to me, but so are the lives of everyone who has died needlessly, been maimed or who will suffer the trauma and horror of this senseless war.”

Bewley had been with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, based in Oak Harbor, since August 2005. His brother said that other members of Unit 11 often would join them on their camping or road trips.

“It was a great group of guys. They were his family, too,” Patrick Bewley said.

Kevin Bewley was known for his calm demeanor under pressure.

“The world could be burning down around him and he’d be calm and collected,” said Patrick Bewley.

In a statement, Capt. Barry Coceano, commander of bomb disposal units in the Pacific fleet, said: “His death is a tremendous loss to his family, friends and the entire [explosive ordnance disposal] community. He was a warrior who was protecting the lives of his fellow soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines, as well as local Iraqi citizens.”

Bewley was divorced and leaves behind a 4-year-old daughter.

BMF_EOD

01-03-2008, 04:12 PM

Some more stuff on USN EOD (http://www.news.navy.mil/media/allhands/flash/AH200801/feature_4/index.html)

theholeinthedonut

01-09-2008, 04:32 PM

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meatrabbit

01-10-2008, 04:57 PM

Desert Shield/Desert Storm

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meatrabbit

01-13-2008, 09:40 AM

EOD in training (hope they haven't been posted yet):
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meatrabbit

01-13-2008, 04:08 PM

Some EOD in Iraq (I guess it was in Basra in the beginning of the war but could also be completely wrong, I hope it's not a repost):

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meatrabbit

01-13-2008, 04:27 PM

US Marine Corps EOD early operation iraqi freedom:

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meatrabbit

01-13-2008, 06:13 PM

USAF EOD training:

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meatrabbit

02-02-2008, 06:45 PM

USMC EOD during operation provid comfort 1991:

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BMF_EOD

02-10-2008, 02:57 PM

RIP Brother.

A sailor assigned to a Virginia Beach-based SEAL team has died and six of his comrades were wounded in combat in Iraq, the Pentagon announced Saturday.

The slain sailor was identified as Petty Officer 1st Class Luis Ariel Souffront, 25, of Miami.

Souffront, an explosive ordnance disposalman, was assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group Two, based in Virginia Beach. His was the third combat death last week among personnel assigned to that unit.

"The water was his life and joining the Navy was his passion," said Rosanna Tejeda, one of his cousins, Saturday evening. "Everyone is at a shock and total disbelief" in Souffront's family, she said. "We have lost a precious person."

The Department of Defense said he died Thursday from wounds suffered from the blast of an improvised explosive device.

"Six other people were injured," said Lt. David Luckett, a spokesman for Naval Special Warfare Group Two, based at the Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base.

Their wounds "ranged in severity," he said, but all were successfully evacuated to military medical facilities where they are being treated and "none of their injuries are life-threatening."

The names of those who were hurt were not released, but all were members of Souffront's unit, and some of them were SEAL team members, Luckett confirmed.

Citing security concerns, Luckett said he could not say where in Iraq the incident occurred or offer any substantive details of the nature of the mission the unit was on when the blast occurred.

"They were carrying out combat operations," he said.

As a combat-support specialist, Souffront trained and fought shoulder-to-shoulder with SEAL team members.

Explosive ordnance specialists "play a critical role" in special warfare missions, Luckett said.

Such combat support personnel "go through the same training that the SEALs do before deployment," he said. They also "work side-by-side with the SEALs on the battlefield, assuming the same risk."

While they may not wear the same patches and insignia, they "are brothers in arms on the battlefield," Luckett said.

Souffront is survived by his mother and father, who reside in Miami. The family declined requests for interviews.

On Tuesday, the Pentagon confirmed the deaths of two Navy SEALs also assigned to Special Warfare Group Two.

Nathan H. Hardy and Michael E. Koch, both 29, were killed Monday in small-arms fire during anti-insurgent operations, the Navy said.

Souffront enlisted in the Navy on July 24, 2000. After boot camp, he attended several specialized training schools and completed Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal School at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida in July 2002.

He was then assigned for two months to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training Unit One in San Diego and was then transferred to Guam, where he was assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five through November 2005. That month, he was transferred to the Virginia Beach-based SEAL Team.

Souffront's awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, the Army Achievement Medal, a Combat Action Ribbon, two Good Conduct Medals, the National Defense Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, two Sea Service deployment awards, two Navy/Marine Corps Overseas Service awards and the Rifle and Pistol Marksmanship Medals.

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wotsnext

02-10-2008, 02:59 PM

Rest in Peace...........

meatrabbit

02-17-2008, 03:10 PM

Navy EOD training:

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BMF_EOD

05-05-2008, 04:41 PM

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A soldier of 62nd Ordnance Company (EOD) Joint Task Force Troy MND-B kneels to pay a respects to his fallen comrade SFC Lawrence D.Ezell during a memorial service at the Camp Taji north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, May 3, 2008.

RIP SFC Ezell. You will never be forgotten.

BMF_EOD

05-05-2008, 04:46 PM

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080325-N-2294S-001 FORT STORY, Va. (March 25, 2008) Explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 perform a recon of unexploded ordnance items. EODMU-8 is undergoing training with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit (TEU) 2.

1911-a1

05-05-2008, 05:02 PM

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1911-a1

05-13-2008, 08:21 PM

Here are some other pics. They have fancy patches n' stuff
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Sand Man

10-30-2008, 11:57 AM

Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/BMVJlk1bVgY

http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/obaBnqEMVqs

http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/YRx5MNiOhvo

http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/M93rDhwM4m4

http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/cazzs7H10-c

BMF_EOD

03-03-2009, 01:56 PM

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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan (February 20, 2009) – A memorial service for Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Hansen is scheduled for Feb. 20 at the Marine Memorial Chapel at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Hansen, 24, of Tracy, Calif., died Feb. 14, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

BMF_EOD

05-02-2009, 04:25 AM

Naval Special Warfare Combat Support Sailor Killed in Iraq
Story Number: NNS090501-39
Release Date: 5/1/2009 4:42:00 PM
From Naval Special Warfare Group 2 Public Affairs

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) -- A Sailor assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 12, Norfolk, Va., was killed while conducting combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom April 30.

Explosive Ordnance Disposalman 2nd Class Tyler J. Trahan, 22, of East Freetown, Mass., was temporarily assigned to a SEAL team based out of Virginia Beach, Va.

"Petty Officer Tyler Trahan was an exemplary leader and exceptional EOD technician. Our hearts go out to his family and friends in this very difficult time. He was a great warrior, teammate, and friend to so many. His patriotic spirit will live on in each of us," said Cmdr. Joseph Polanin, commanding officer of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 12. "His supreme sacrifice will not be in vain."

Trahan enlisted in the U.S. Navy May 16, 2006, and graduated from boot camp at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes in July 2006. He then attended the Center for Naval Engineering in Great Lakes before reporting to Naval Dive and Salvage Training Center in Panama City, Fla.

He attended Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal School at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida from November 2006 to October 2007.

His next duty station was Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit 1 in San Diego from November to December 2007, and then on to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 12 in Norfolk, Va., in December 2007.

Trahan's awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" (Valor) Distinguishing Device, Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, and Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal.

http://www.navy.mil/list_all.asp?id=44945

RIP BROTHER

BMF_EOD

05-02-2009, 04:31 AM

DoD Identifies Marine Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The following Marines died April 30 while supporting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq:

Sgt. James R. McIlvaine, 26, of Olney, Md.

Staff Sgt. Mark A. Wojciechowski, 25, of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Sgt. McIlvaine was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Staff Sgt. Wojciechowski was assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

For additional background information on Sgt. McIlvaine, news media representatives may contact the 1st Marine Division public affairs office at (760) 763-5397.

For additional background information on Staff Sgt. Wojciechowski, news media representatives may contact the 1st Marine Logistics Group public affairs office at (760) 763-5966.

Rip Brothers.

calimero2

05-02-2009, 05:52 AM

Some info about the Belgian EOD service, DOVO-SEDEE. This unit is also active in Afghanistan (Kunduz), Lebanon etc, but still has a LOT of work in Belgium.

In Flanders' fields the bombs still grow
By David Rennie in Voormezeele
(Filed: 20/05/2005)

In a corner of a foreign field that is forever England, the deadly perils of war have surfaced once more.
Each year, especially during spring ploughing, the mud of Flanders yields up a lethal harvest of unexploded bombs, shells and grenades - and each year these 90-year-old weapons grow more dangerous.

Perhaps a quarter of the one billion projectiles fired during the First World War failed to explode.

Many were faulty, others landed in the deep, soft ooze of the Western Front's battlefields, only to reappear nearly a century later in the shares of a farmer's plough, or against a workman's spade.

It is a race against time, as years of corrosion leave the old shells with ever thinner, more leak-****e casings, ready to spill their loads of mustard gas, phosgene or phosphor into the ground, or on to their unlucky handlers.

On this afternoon, a team from Belgium's military bomb disposal squad has been summoned by local police to Bus House Cemetery, a British graveyard three miles south of Ypres, after builders found something suspicious.

The local unit from the DOVO, the bomb squad's Flemish acronym, patrols some of the most infamous battlefields in history.

Each year, the unit, based at Poelkapelle near Ypres, collects nearly 300 tons of rusting bombs, grenades, mortars and shells. About one in 20 contains poison gases, potent enough to kill a man.

Heavy rain fell as Warrant Officer Marc Baelde made his way carefully along the cemetery wall, scanning the immaculately tended headstones. "My tip for the day," he advised. "If you see us running, try to catch us up."

A second later, he grinned. "Oh ho, ho, they're big ones," he said, spotting three large shells, and a smaller projectile lying near it.

One shell was British, three German, and more than one was a "possible tox", meaning it might contain poison. One had been fired, making it much more dangerous to handle.

The Poelkapelle base now has two large X-ray machines, capable of detecting if a shell is filled with poison, and a neutron-induced gamma spectroscope, for identifying which type of toxin.

A 1980 ban on dumping ammunition at sea left Belgium with a rapidly growing stockpile that topped 29,000 projectiles two decades later.

In the past four years, Poelkapelle has destroyed 22,000 shells, blowing up the non-toxic ones and burning the rest in armoured ovens.

With a practised casualness, WO Baelde lifted the shells into the back of his army lorry, and placed them in a large bed of sand, to stop them rolling about. Only a canvas awning covered the shells and grenades he and his team picked up that day, in four stops - more than 250lb of high explosives in all.

In spring, the team makes several stops a day, sometimes finding shells stacked at farm gates, like bottles left out for the milkman. Farmers and arms collectors have grown blasé and there is, on average, a fatal accident a year.

On the second stop of this day, an old farmer guided the team to a shell so big it needed a stretcher to carry it. In many countries, such a find would be a major event. But here, in the bone-filled fields of the old Ypres Salient, only two horses were on hand to watch WO Baelde and a colleague struggling across a flooded ditch with their deadly load. The shell weighed as much as a man, and had been fired.

The men wear only gloves against toxins, and wellies for the mud. Protective gear hinders safe working. "All it gives you is a more decent funeral. The suit helps to keep all the bits of you in one place." Poison is the other peril. One team member was recently sick for two days after phosgene leaked on him. "The day you're scared, you must stop doing this job," said WO Baelde.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/05/20/wflan20.xml

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The picture is unrelated to the article but gives you an idea what shape this old ammo is in after 90 years

Sand Man

05-02-2009, 05:56 AM

RIP, warriors.

Sand Man

05-06-2009, 10:10 AM

Rest easy ...

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Explosive Ordnance Technician 2nd Class Tyler J. Trahan, 22, from East Freetown, Mass., died April 30 during combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq. Trahan was assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit 12 based in Norfolk, Va., and was deployed as part of a Navy SEAL team. (U.S. Navy photo)

calimero2

06-07-2009, 04:55 AM

Old Stars and Stripes article, interesting nonetheless:

Belgian team clearing WWI ordnance near Chievres
By Kevin Dougherty, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Friday, August 4, 2006

CHIEVRES, Belgium — In March 1918, a British intelligence unit set out to blow up a huge German ammunition dump in western Belgium.

By all accounts, it was an audacious mission, one that involved a Catholic priest who headed up a local spy network and the clandestine use of a German plane for the daylight insertion of a demolition expert.

“We would prefer to lose 10,000 men than to lose this munitions site,” Belgian air force Commandant Jan Savelkoels said, quoting a World War I German army general who was assigned to the region.

The mission succeeded, insofar as it effectively denied German forces use of that stockpile.

But the saboteurs failed to destroy all the munitions, something a Belgian explosive-ordnance disposal team is now addressing nearly nine decades later.

Savelkoels, the team commander, estimates that the site contains at least 300 tons of munitions, and that roughly 6 percent of it is toxic. The list of undesirable agents ranges from phosgene and diphosgene to chloramine, all of which were used by both sides in “the Great War.”

As far as Savelkoels knows, the site, near the U.S. air base at Chievres, is the biggest one of its kind from WWI. It alone will account for a normal year’s worth of recovered munitions.

In the interest of security, Belgian and U.S. officials asked that the exact location of the site not be disclosed.

“There are bombs I have never seen before,” said Savelkoels, a career EOD officer.

That says a lot, given that the Ypres region is still peppered with all sorts of ordnance, much of it dating to that era. Savelkoels said Belgian explosive-ordnance units annually get at least 3,000 requests.

“To see rounds that you studied about in (EOD) school is awesome,” said U.S. Army Master Sgt. Thomas Frankhouser, who recently visited the site and would be among those contacted in case of an emergency there. “We didn’t know it was here.”

For years, neither did members of the Belgian military, which lost or misplaced many of the documents pertaining to the ammunition site, Savelkoels said. Local residents brought the issue to the attention of Belgian authorities, but even then the details were sketchy.

The site was initially thought to cover about 130 square meters, Savelkoels said. But when his 12-man team began working the site in late April, they found it was more than four times that size. What was estimated to be a monthlong effort has turned into a six-month project.

“With every (passing) year, it is more and more dangerous,” Belgian army 1st Sgt. Dirk Gunst said.

After WWI, Belgian authorities began to work the site but lacked the expertise to handle it, so they buried it. A second effort commenced in the 1950s but it, too, was aborted.

“It’s an extraordinary site,” Frankhouser said.

The artillery rounds range in size from 7.7 cm to 25 cm, and the heaviest piece recovered so far checks in at 93 kilograms. Once the materiel is unearthed, it is either destroyed near the site, especially if it is deemed unstable due to leakage, or moved.

Every day, Savelkoels’ team checks the direction of the wind and other factors in the event an accident occurs and toxins get released into the air. So far, there have been no serious problems, though Savelkoels worries about complacency.

“Routine kills,” the Belgian officer said. “That’s what I fear here.”

That concern is negated somewhat by the extraordinary opportunity to get an extended view of a large cache of munitions nearly a century old.

“We’ve never found very large ammunition dumps from the second World War, only the first World War,” Savelkoels said, explaining the front lines were more static in World War I. “It’s the biggest one I’ve seen.”

Link with images: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=39109

Sand Man

06-10-2009, 08:14 AM

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BMF_EOD

07-09-2009, 12:00 PM

Sigonella EOD Technician killed in operations supporting Operation Enduring Freedom
By Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa/Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs
NAPLES, Italy — Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician 2nd Class Tony M. Randolph, 22, of Henryetta, Okla., was killed while conducting combat operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, July 6.

He was assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) Eight, Sigonella, Sicily, and was deployed with his platoon conducting counter-improvised explosive device operations in Afghanistan.

Petty Officer Randolph brought an incredible sense of youthful spirit, professionalism and dedication to this unit, said Cmdr. Todd Siddall, commanding officer of EODMU Eight. He will forever be remembered by his fellow Sailors as an example of true service to country and selfless sacrifice.

EODMU Eight routinely deploys in support of U.S. European Command, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and global military operations, including Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal is a premier combat force for countering Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), and all other types of weaponry on land or underwater. Navy EOD Technicians are the first in, providing access for further combat operations.

Randolph enlisted in the U.S. Navy Sept. 28, 2005, and graduated from boot camp at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill., in Dec. 2005. Other military assignments include Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Va.; Naval Dive and Salvage Training Center in Panama City, Fla.; Naval EOD School at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.; and EOD Training and Evaluation Unit One in San Diego. Randolph reported to EODMU Eight in March 2008.

"Sailors like Petty Officer Randolph, who are serving in some of the most arduous and dangerous environments, continue to exemplify the true meaning of service to country," said Rear Adm. Joe Leidig, deputy commander, U.S. 6th Fleet. "His willingness to deploy as part of the international effort to build a safe and prosperous Afghanistan should be an inspiration for all of us."

Randolphs personal awards include the Bronze Star with Valor, Purple Heart, and Combat Action Ribbon.

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lag

07-09-2009, 01:06 PM

RIP to the EOD Members that died.

And thanks for the videos!

gallegoc

07-10-2009, 03:28 PM

Great pics, keep up the good job. I read in a post earlier about good EOD movies has anyone in the field seen The Hurt Locker. I enjoyed the movie just wonder if there were any thoughts from someone in the field. I'm not EOD, but I was a CIED instructor for the last couple of years and have nothing but respect for those that are. Again keep up the good work.

PRKL

07-14-2009, 05:52 PM

Swedish EOD-dog team in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1998.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoCBuOPbL9g

Blackmagic94

07-14-2009, 07:22 PM

What is the iphone on the EOD suit for? The irobot control or other devices or info?

Steelersfan413

08-20-2009, 08:46 PM

What is the iphone on the EOD suit for? The irobot control or other devices or info?

It's not an iPhone. If you look close, you'll see it's a small control panel with some buttons. I'm not sure what it's for exactly, but probably things like radio frequency inside the suit, maybe air conditioning/vent controls, oxygen intake, maybe a speaker system for speaking aloud.

BMF_EOD

08-23-2009, 11:16 PM

Article on some of the unclass EOD technology. Have to skip about 10 pages to get to the article.

http://www.navy.mil/media/allhands/flash/AH200908/index.html

sepia

01-24-2010, 11:55 AM

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U.S. ARMY,741st EOD Battalion Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) Team prepare to rush into a house suspected of hiding a weapons cache in the centre of Logar Province in Afghanistan July 25, 2009

This CIED patch is cool and exotic,I want to pattern it for copy. :lol:

Sand Man

02-11-2010, 08:53 AM

Casv .

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BMF_EOD

02-25-2010, 01:23 AM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/35549600#35549600

Carib

02-25-2010, 01:47 AM

^ Thanks for posting that. The device looked so inconspicuous; I guess why that and anything which resembles it, is so hard to detect.

BMF_EOD

02-25-2010, 11:31 AM

RIP SSgt Chris Eckard USMC
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Eckard, 30, of Hickory, N.C., died Feb. 20 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

BMF_EOD

05-12-2010, 02:16 AM

RIP PO Blake, Canadian Navy Clearance Diver. Your sacrifices will not be forgotten.

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/05/04/canadian-soldier-killed.html

TheCarLessDriven

05-12-2010, 02:19 AM

Rest easy ...

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Wait, that was from this April 30th that just passed? Or is this from another year?? wtf I did not hear about an EOD unit taking a casualty. Damn RIP.

CenterMass72

05-12-2010, 02:25 AM

posted date says may 6th, 2009

TheCarLessDriven

05-12-2010, 02:33 AM

omg facepalm for me. lol

BMF_EOD

05-12-2010, 12:27 PM

Below list of US EOD causalities since the beginning of OEF/OIF- this is NOT counting the valiant efforts of our NATO allies. I am aware of many EOD sacrifices of our allies but do not have accurate reporting on all.

ARMY
SGT MAUGANS, JAMIE 4/02
SSG GALEWSKI, JUSTIN 4/02
SSG CRAIG, BRIAN 4/02
SSG ROBSKY, JOSEPH E. 9/03
SSG VOELZ, KIMBERLY A. 12/03
SSG SUTTER, MICHAEL J. 12/03
SSG RAMEY, RICHARD P. 2/04
SGT WONG, ELIJAH T. 2/04
CPL HEWITT, CORY M. 12/04
SSG SHEPHERD, KRIS 2/05
SSG GRESHAM, DANIEL G. 2/05
SSG STEFFENEY, ERIC M. 2/05
SSG VERDUGO, RUSSELL J. 5/05
SSG MASON, JOHNNIE V. 12/05
SFC JESSEN, KEVIN P. 3/06
SFC SMITH, SCOTT R. 07/06
SGT. MATTERO, JOSHUA 07/07
CSM LANKFORD, JONATHAN M. 9/07
SGT. HEALY, JAMES K 01/08
SFC LAWRENCE, EZELL 04/08
SSG STUDER, BRIAN E 08/08
SSG LO, EDMOND 06/09
SSG RABJOHN, THOMAS D. 10/09
SPC SLACK, WADE 05/10

AF
TECH. SGT. WALTER MOSS 04/06
MSGT CLEMMONS, PAUL 08/06
Capt EVANS, KERMIT 12/06
SRA MILLER, DANIEL B JR 01/07
TSGT WEINER, TIMOTHY R. 01/07
SRA LONCKI, ELIZABETH A 01/07
SRA NEWMAN, WILLIAM 06/07
TSGT CAPRA, TONY 04/08
SSGT MYERS, PHILIP 04/09
SSGT BERKY, BRYAN 09/09
TSGT CAMPBELL, ANTHONY 12/09
TSGT GINETT, ADAM K 01/10

NAVY
AO2 WILSON, NICK 02/06
PO2 KOTH, EDWARD 07/06
EODC DARGA, PAUL 08/06
PO2 RODDY, DAVID S. 09/06
EODC BILITER, GREGORY 04/07
EOD1 McSWEEN, JOSEPH 04/07
EOD2 HALL, CURTIS 04/07
EODC WADE, PATRICK 07/07
EOD1 CHANEY, JEFFEREY 07/07
EOD2 BEWLEY KEVIN R. 11/07
EOD1 SOUFFRONT, LUIS A. 02/08
EOD2 TRAHAN, TYLER 04/09
EOD2 RANDOLPH, "TONY" 07/09

USMC
GYSGT CLARK, MICHAEL J. 7/04
SSGT LEHTO, JASON A. 12/04
SSGT DAMERON, JOEL P. 10/05
SSGT TSUE, DANIEL A. 11/05
GYSGT BOATMAN, DARRELL 11/05
MSGT ANGUS, BRETT E. 11/05
SSGT POSPISIL, KENNETH B. 12/05
GYSGT MARTONE, JUSTIN R. 3/06
GYSGT FRY, JOHN D. 3/06
SGT. NOYES, JUSTIN 07/06
SGT PHILLIPS, JOHN 08/06
SSGT WILLIAMS, DWAYNE 08/06
SGT WALSH, JUSTIN 10/06
SSGT GOULD, DUSTIN 03/07
SGT. WOODALL, PETER 04/07
SGT. CALLAHAN, WILLIAM 04/07
SSGT WILSON, STEPHEN 06/07
SGT MARTIN, SHAWN 06/07
SGT TAYAOTAO MICHAEL E. 08/07
SSGT STRICKLAND, CHRIS 06/08
SSGT HANSEN, DANIEL 02/09
SSGT WOJCIECHOWSKI, MARK 04/09
CWO2 RICHARDSON, RICK 06/09
SSGT SPICER, DAVID 07/09
GYSGT BENJAMIN, ADAM 08/09
SSGT TAYLOR, AARON J. 10/09
SSGT ECKARD, CHRIS W. 02/10