MCAS Cherry Point EOD Conduct Joint Training Exercise with Onslow County and Pamlico County Sheriff’s Departments

Photo By Lance Cpl. Lauralle Gavilanes | U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 5 Michael Gaydeski, the officer in charge of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, explains the effects of a military grade explosive device at the explosive ordnance range, MCAS Cherry Point, July 18, 2022. MCAS Cherry Point EOD and the Onslow County and Pamlico County Sheriff Departments conducted a joint training exercise to demonstrate the effects of different ordnance materials , allowing local law enforcement to better identify materials and understand the appropriate times to employ EOD. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Walker)  

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

07.26.2022

Story by Lance Cpl. Lauralle Gavilanes 

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point and Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing conducted joint training with the Onslow County and Pamlico County Sheriff Departments, at the explosive ordnance range, MCAS Cherry Point, July 18, 2022. The training demonstrated the effects of different ordnance materials, allowing local law enforcement to better identify materials and understand the appropriate times to employ EOD .

• Date Taken: 07.26.2022
• Date Posted: 07.29.2022 14:13
• Story ID: 425837
• Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US