EOD Units Select Members By Performance

Courtesy Photo | Candidates from the 21st Ordnance Company (WMD) attending the 21st and 28th Ordnance Companies’ joint Assessment and Selection event work as a team to carry multiple objects for an unknown distance at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida on Nov. 5. They must execute as quickly and safely as possible without allowing any items to touch the ground. The purpose of the event was to identify the most qualified EOD technicians for future assignment in these companies. (US Army courtesy photo)  

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FL, UNITED STATES

11.09.2016

Courtesy Story

20th CBRNE Command

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. Soldiers from various units participated on a joint CBRNE Assessment and Selection event conducted by the 21st and the 28th Ordnance Companies (EOD) at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida from Nov. 4-6.
The purpose of the event was to identify the most qualified EOD technicians for future assignment in these companies. During the 72-hour event, the candidates completed an Army Physical Fitness Test, an extended foot march, personal and team evaluations, and an interview board. The company leadership selected individuals for assignment to the companies based on their overall performance.
The majority of the candidates were U.S. Army lieutenants completing training at the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal, which is the school for EOD technicians for all branches of services. Upon graduation, the selected lieutenants will be assigned to the 21st OD Co (EOD) or 28th OD Co (EOD).
A total of 25 candidates competed in this selective event. Because all assignments to these companies are competitive, the companies conduct assessment and selections four to five times per year. EOD Soldiers interested in joining these selective units should contact the 20th CBRNE Command Operations for more information at [e-mail].

The 21st Ordnance Company (WMD), a subordinate unit from the 71st Ordnance Group, 20th CBRNE Command, is stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and its mission is to provide specialized EOD support as the DoD component of Department of Energy's Joint Technical Operations Team (JTOT) to defeat or mitigate the effects of weapons of mass destruction directed against the United States of America or national interests on continental or outside continental U.S.

28th Ordnance Company (Airborne), a subordinate unit from the 52nd Ordnance Group, 20th CBRNE Command, is stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and its mission is provide support to unified land operations by means of ground assault, parachute insertion, fast-rope, and special patrol insertion/extraction in order to identify, render safe, and exploit all explosive hazards to include chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) in direct support of conventional and special operations forces in all environments.

• Date Taken: 11.09.2016
• Date Posted: 11.10.2016 19:05
• Story ID: 214425
• Location: EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FL, US
• Hometown: EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FL, US