2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company deploys down range

Photo By Gunnery Sgt. Devin Nichols | Marines with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group spend time with their families and friends at the EOD Headquarters building before deploying to Afghanistan aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 26, 2013. EOD technicians perform various hazardous duties that include locating, identifying, neutralizing and disposing of hazards that present a threat to operations, installations, personnel, or materiel.  

CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

09.27.2013

Story by Cpl. Devin Nichols 

II Marine Expeditionary Force   

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marines with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 8th Engineer Support Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group hugged their family and bonded with friends at the EOD Headquarters building here, before deploying to Afghanistan.

EOD technicians perform various hazardous duties that include locating, identifying, neutralizing and disposing of hazards that present a threat to operations, installations, personnel, or materiel.

As the sun faded away, the Marines with the company kissed their loved ones, hugged their friends and stepped onto a bus taking them down range.

• Date Taken: 09.27.2013
• Date Posted: 09.27.2013 13:09
• Story ID: 114384
• Location: CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US