U.S. Marines with 1st Explosive Ordinance Disposal Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conduct an EOD lateral move screener test at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 26, 2019. The EOD lateral screener test accepts all Marines of various job fields to conduct a a multitude of tests focusing on evaluating their physical and mental attributes to understand their capability of overcoming obstacles and analyzing situations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Conner Robbins and Lance Corporal Miah Nielsen)
The Marines in the 1st Marine Logistics Group’s training area tightened down their hoods and pulled on their gloves as they confirmed that they were in Mission-Oriented Protection Posture (MOPP) level 4. This highest level of MOPP entails full body coverage—with boots, pants, jackets, hoods, gloves and gas masks— to protect from possible chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats. This was the MOPP level 1st MLG...
