Story by Staff Sgt. Apolonia Gaspar | 71st Ordnance Group (EOD) | 07.11.2023
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Col. Michael Schoonover relinquished duties as the commander of 71st Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Group to Col. Brennan Fitzgerald during a ceremony on July 11, at Richert Field....
Story by Staff Sgt. Apolonia Gaspar | 71st Ordnance Group (EOD) | 04.14.2023
Veterans gathered for their 20 year reunion at 761st Ordnance Company, 79th Ordnance Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group on April 14th, 2023....
Story by Staff Sgt. Apolonia Gaspar | 71st Ordnance Group (EOD) | 04.14.2022
71st Ordnance Group completed their annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team of the Year (ToY) competition at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, April 14th, 2022....
Story by Staff Sgt. Apolonia Gaspar | 71st Ordnance Group (EOD) | 03.31.2022
The 71st Ordnance Group Special Operations Forces (SOF) Support Training (SST) brought a selected group of experienced and knowledgeable explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team leaders throughout 71st EOD to address how EOD supports SOF in unconventional ways from pre-mission planning to post-mission products during the two week course at Yakima training center, Washington, 21-31 April 2022....
Story by Senior Airman Lynette Rolen | 18th Wing | 05.04.2017
Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Kimberling, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal supply NCO in charge, was one of three NCOs within the Fifth Air Force to receive a Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion....
Story by Staff Sgt. Eboni Reams | 332d Air Expeditionary Wing | 02.16.2017
EOD keep Airmen, mission safe
Story by Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Cray | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.13.2016
CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, IEDs became a global symbol of terrorism. The threat created a warrior niche within the Marine Corps. Intelligent, hands-on Marines sought out the explosive ordnance disposal field, enticed by the opportunity to apply problem-solving skills to a high-pressure environment....
Story by Cpl. Joshua Brown | 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 12.14.2015
Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted an EOD exploration exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) on Dec. 12, 2015....
