Video by Staff Sgt. Apolonia Gaspar | 71st Ordnance Group (EOD) | 05.19.2022
Staff Sgt. Mark S. Owens and Spc. Brady L. Dunn, from the 759th EOD Company, 3rd EOD Battalion, 71st EOD Group and 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command, earned first place in the all-Army EOD Team of the Year competition on Fort Carson, Colorado, May 15 – 19. The winning team earned Meritorious Service Medals, championship belts and a chance to skydive......
Video by Staff Sgt. Apolonia Gaspar | 71st Ordnance Group (EOD) | 04.15.2022
The 71st Group EOD Team of the Year competition serves a greater purpose within the EOD community. This long standing tradition tests our EOD personnel on fitness, technical and tactical skills, and response capabilities. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Apolonia Gaspar)...
Video by Staff Sgt. Apolonia Gaspar | 20th CBRNE Command | 04.15.2022
The 71st Group EOD Team of the Year competition serves a greater purpose within the EOD community. This long standing tradition tests our EOD personnel on fitness, technical and tactical skills, and response capabilities. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Apolonia Gaspar)...
Video by Staff Sgt. Apolonia Gaspar | 71st Ordnance Group (EOD) | 04.13.2022
71st Ordnance Group hosts the Group Team of the Year (TOY) where 11 American and 3 foreign teams put their EOD skills to the test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, April 13, 2022. There is an unassailable prestige that come from being an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) member within 71st Ordnance Group. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Apolonia Gaspar)...
Video by Ismael Ortega | Training Support Activity Europe | 12.18.2019
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company, 16th Special Troops Battalion and multinational partners conduct Operation Toy Drop near the town of Alzey, Germany Dec. 18, 2019. Operation Toy Drop is an airborne operation where paratroopers drop in and donate toys to the children of Landkreis Alzey-Worms orphanage and the local schools....
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Thompson | Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | 08.07.2019
A U.S. Navy Sailor and father of two spends time away from his young children for the first time. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyler Thompson)...
Video by Staff Sgt. Adrian Patoka | 21st Theater Sustainment Command | 12.07.2017
ALZEY, Germany -- 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command hosted Operation Toy Drop 17, Dec. 4-8, 2017 at Alzey drop zone, Germany. Approximately 160 U.S. military, German, Dutch and Estonian paratroopers jumped to increase readiness and interoperability in the European theater. 5th QMTADC also delivered toys to children......
Video by Austin Rooney | Defense Media Activity - Navy Production | 11.20.2017
Navy veteran Bruce Empol served on a destroyer in Vietnam, where he saw violence and combat, resulting in him being diagnosed with PTSD. During his treatment, he was able to find a new passion for woodworking, and began making toys in his garage to help calm down and deal with his issues. Today, he gives his toys away for free to families of veterans. (U.S. Navy video by Austin Rooney/released)...
