Lt. Killed in IED Explosion Laid to Rest Source: Lt. Killed in IED Explosion Laid to Rest | NBC San Diego The body of Afghanistan veteran Lieutenant Christopher Mosko returned to San Diego to be laid to rest Thursday. Mosko's casket arrived at Naval Air Station North Island for a dignified transfer ceremony. Read the Full Story

West Chester Marine Dies In Afghanistaniban CINCINNATI -- A U.S. Marine from Butler County was killed in Afghanistan over the weekend. J.P. Huling, of West Chester, was killed while on foot patrol in Anwar Province and was ambushed by what appeared to be an Afghan military policeman, according to his mother, Debbie Huling. Read the Full Story

No plans to shrink EOD force The U.S. will retain much of its capacity for combating IEDs, officials say, even after it withdraws troops from Afghanistan and shrinks its military. Faced with a defense budget reduction of about $450 billion over 10 years, the military plans to cut more than 100,000 troops from all branches of service. However, officials hope to hold on to most of the capacity that has been built up to dismantle one of the most deadly devices that the U.S. military has faced in the past decade. Read the Full Story

Remembering the Dead: New Names for a Wall That Keeps Growing Early this Saturday morning in the Florida Panhandle, in keeping with a schedule set in motion decades ago, a crowd will gather around a memorial for a solemn roll call – the names of a specialized group of American service members, 289 in all, who have died in the line of duty since 1942. Read the Full Story

Wounded Air Force EOD technician from JBLM competing in military Warrior Games this week Two weeks ago, we wrote about a pair of Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers who were heading to Colorado to participate in this year’s Warrior Games for wounded and ill service members. It turns the base south of Tacoma sent at least one airman, too. Read the Full Story

The bravest men in Baghdad? Death usually comes to people, but we go to Death.’ So began the second episode of Unreported World, on Channel 4 – a series shaping up to be a vital strand in investigative reporting. The first took place in the shattered lands of southern Sudan, where President Bashir is waging a bloody war against alleged militants, and thousands of villagers. The next episode moved to an equally tense and dangerous location, but one which has featured more heavily, perhaps, in the minds of western politicians. Read the Full Story

EOD techs fight to keep motto BLUEWATER BAY — At one time the billboard that towers over the intersection of State Road 20 and Range Road was like most of its kind — a series of advertisements for lawyers and fast food that flashed after two-second pauses. But for at least the next month, one of those slides will have a very different purpose: the preservation of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal community’s unofficial motto, formerly displayed at the Navy school on Eglin Air Force Base Read the Full Story

Bench dedicated in memory of Perry Twp. Marine Clinton- Dozens of red, white and blue balloons floated lazily into the sunny skies above Ohio Veterans Memorial Park on Sunday afternoon in honor of a fallen Perry Township Marine who would have celebrated his 27th birthday today. Somewhere Sgt. Daniel J. Patron was smiling. Read the Full Story

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44rd Annual EOD Memorial Ball

The 44rd Annual EOD Memorial Ball to be held on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Emerald Coast Conference Center, 1540 Miracle Strip Parkway, Ft. Walton Beach, FL. Ball tickets will go on sale approximately January 15th.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge

The EOD Badge is a badge of the United States armed forces which recognizes service members, qualified as explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians. Full Story

EOD Memorial

The EOD Memorial Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring the legacy of our fallen EOD Warriors. Full Story

Wounded EOD Warrior Foundation

is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization that provides assistance to our Wounded EOD warriors. Full Story

History of EOD

Bomb disposal in the United States dates back to April of 1941. The United States was not yet at war, but we were actively preparing for that eventuality. Full Story

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CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan — Eighteen Marines were welcomed home here May 4 after a six and a half-month deployment in Afghanistan. The EOD technicians with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force,...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Cherry Point explosive ordnance disposal Marines plan to put on a big bang and ignite a 1,000-foot wall of fire for the 150,000 spectators expected at the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show May 4 – 6. The Marines...

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Two years ago, then Gunnery Sgt. Kelly Minkler arrived in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, as an explosive ordnance disposal section leader with 1st EOD Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward). During that deployment, Minkler was in direct support of...

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An 8-year-old Texas boy battling terminal leukemia had an explosive time at the Carson Hill Rock Quarry last Friday.

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The field of explosive ordnance disposal has been in the spotlight for the past decade due to our nation’s involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan and partly due to Hollywood’s portrayal of an EOD team in the 2008 movie “The Hurt Locker.”...

EGLIN AFB — A record number of fallen technicians will be honored Saturday during the annual ceremony at the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial. A roster of 18 individuals killed in the line of the duty over the past year will be added to the wall at Eglin’s Kauffman EOD Training...