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YUMA, Ariz. -- The Marine Corps Air Station Explosive Ordnance Disposal team conducted a joint training operation that allowed both EOD team and the Arizona Department of Public Safety to learn each other’s equipment and tactics in an effort to foster a solid working relationship.
The joint venture also included several personnel from outside entities such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation and even Yuma Police Department, all of whom used this time to become familiar with each other’s standard operating procedures.
Over the course of the two day exercise, the group shared their knowledge, varied experiences, and technical information that focused on the bomb disposal community within Arizona.
EOD has worked with many of these groups in the past, however, this was the first time that the techs were able to share and learn from each other in a non-operational environment. Classes were conducted on the first day, which included, an Afghanistan brief with information on devices, initiation systems, and placement issues, due to the plausibility of these techniques being used by criminals within the officer’s areas of influence.
“I think this is great,” said Peter Curtin, Arizona DPS bomb squad technician. “It’s necessary to have this kind of cohesiveness between civilian and military bomb squads. It really allows us to grab ideas and pass on knowledge in the areas that one side might be great at, but the other side is lacking.”
Other classes summarized the MCAS EOD chemical, nuclear, and explosive recognition and mitigation capability, available electronic countermeasures, several robotic platforms, and even the internal Standoff Munitions Disruption tools, otherwise known as the M107 and the M39 rifles.
The second day, saw all personnel meeting at EOD’s Munitions Treatment Range for a day of demolition, robotic tactics for charge placement and build, different breaching charges and several other specialized techniques were shared among the military and civilian technicians as everyone demonstrated methods unique to them.
Emphasis was placed on utilizing the percussion actuated non-electric tool mounted to the Remotec ANDROS platform because of its place as the response robot for EOD, who has a large “out in town” response area.
Then, DPS showed the EOD techs some of their own procedures for diverse situations; the day concluded with a final detonation and with all techs eager to continue the cooperative training on a regular basis.
“We mutually support each other in real life emergencies,” said Chief Warrant Officer 3 Simon Wade, Yuma EOD officer. “Training with all of our civilian counterparts is crucial.”
| Date Taken: | 11.22.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 12.20.2011 14:56 |
| Story ID: | 81618 |
| Location: | YUMA, ARIZONA, US |
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