Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Barbour | Arizona National Guard Public Affairs | 02.15.2023
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles (MATV) on display for the 48th Explosives Ordnance Disposal Group (EOD) activation ceremony under the Arizona Army National Guard, Feb. 15, 2023, at Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix. The MATV’s are one of the vehicles types EOD units use when conducting missions. (Arizona Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian A. Barbour)...
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Barbour | Arizona National Guard Public Affairs | 02.15.2023
Brig. Gen. Lonnie J. Branum, Arizona Army National Guard land component commander, speaks during 48th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group Activation Ceremony, Feb. 15, 2023, at Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix. The 48th EOD Group moved from the Alabama National Guard as part of organizational restructuring and is the only EOD Group in the Army National Guard. (Arizona Army National......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Barbour | Arizona National Guard Public Affairs | 02.15.2023
Arizona Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Jason Hipp, senior enlisted non-commissioned officer for 157th Explosives Ordnance Disposal Battalion and Sgt. Haley Johnson stand with the battalion colors after unfurling them during a ceremony to officially activate the 157th EOD Battalion, Feb 15, 2023, at Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix. The 157th EOD Battalion falls under the 48th EOD......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Barbour | Arizona National Guard Public Affairs | 02.15.2023
Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers from the 157th Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Battalion, 48th EOD Group, stand in formation after unfurling their unit colors during the 48th EOD’s activation ceremony, Feb. 15, 2023, at Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix. As part of organizational restructuring, the EOD units moved from the Alabama National Guard and now fall under the......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Barbour | Arizona National Guard Public Affairs | 02.15.2023
Phoenix Police Department Bomb Squad Commander Sgt. Jason Jahnke presents Arizona Army National Guard Lt. Col. Nathaniel Panka, commander of the 48th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group, a plaque in recognition of the 48th EOD Group’s activation during a ceremony, Feb. 15, 2023, at Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix. The Arizona National Guard recently work together with the Phoenix......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Barbour | Arizona National Guard Public Affairs | 02.15.2023
A pair of Man Transportation Robotic System Increment II (MTRS Inc II) on displayed at Allen Readiness Center where the 48th Explosives Ordnance Disposal Group activation ceremony will take place, Feb. 15, 2023, at Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix. (Arizona Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian A. Barbour)...