Explosive ordnance disposal technicians with the U.S. Army’s 702nd Ordnance Company (EOD) based out of U.S Army. Garrison Grafenwoehr, Germany and attached to the Florida Army National Guard's 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Task Force Gator), train in subterranean structures alongside an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit from the Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova's 1st Motorized Infantry Brigade during a Joint Multinational Readiness Center rotation at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 8, 2026. The training challenged EOD teams to plan and execute operations in complex tunnel systems, where confined spaces increase the risk of booby traps and magnify blast overpressure, underscoring EOD’s role in enabling freedom of...
