Story by Lance Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 11.13.2013
“Fire in the hole! Fire in the hole! Fire in the hole!” shouted the Marines as the charges detonated from afar. The sound of the blast resonated within the bunker followed by a deafening silence. After the range was clear, the Marines exited the bunker and trudged up the demolitions range with more explosives in hand....
Story by Lance Cpl. Anne Henry | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.26.2013
The ground shakes from the blast of a simulated improvised explosive device detonating in the distance. The shout of “seven seconds” is cried out and another blast shakes the terrain....
Story by Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade | 455th Air Expeditionary Wing | 06.21.2013
Look in the air... it's a bird ... it's a plane... it's a German Shepherd in a harness hanging out of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter....
Story by Cpl. Mark Stroud | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.08.2013
The combination of wine bottles and high explosives is not typically associated with military training, but the Marines of 3rd Explosive Ordnance Company used the unlikely duo, among other training devices, to conduct realistic basic demolition training Feb. 8 at Camp Schwab....
Story by Sgt. Ruth Pagan | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | 11.13.2011
Through three sweltering Afghan summers and three freezing cold winters, tons of explosives - ammonium nitrate fuel oil and ammonite, have sat in metal containers on Camp Stone....
Story by Dustin Senger | Fort Carson Public Affairs Office | 08.24.2011
Lt. Col. Dean Meinert, 242nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion commander, uncased his battalion’s colors Aug. 24, symbolizing the unit’s return to Fort Carson after one year in Iraq....
Story by Staff Sgt. Anna Doo | 200th Public Affairs Detachment | 06.07.2011
The history of U.S. military explosive ordnance disposal professionals dates back to the beginning of World War II. According to an essay written by retired Command Sgt. Maj. James H. Clifford, titled, “The Origins of U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal” the first ordnance disposal teams were taught by British bomb disposal experts....
