Juneau Marine seriously injured by roadside bomb blast A U.S. Marine Corps Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician from Juneau was badly wounded in action in Afghanistan this week when he was injured by a roadside bomb. Staff Sgt. Thomas Howard McRae, 29, was patrolling a Marine patrol base called Patrol Base Chakaw on foot on Jan. 16 to investigate an explosive threat when an improvised explosive device was detonated under him, Read the Full Story

How a Decade of IEDs Has Reshaped Bomb Disposal Tech The technological toolbox of the military's Explosive Ordnance Disposal units is completely different from ten years ago. Read the Full Story

The Sad Story of a Real Life R2-D2 Who Saved Countless Human Lives and Died Robots can't have feelings. But humans develop feelings for them. You know, like R2-D2 in Star Wars. Or like Scooby Doo, a real life small robot that saved the day 19 times. This is his single-tear story. Read the Full Story

‘My actions can be the difference between life and death’ AN EXPLOSIVE Ordnance Officer from North Kilkenny writes from Lebanon about his background and his daily routine on the ground. My name is Stephen and I am a Captain in the Defence Forces. I come from North Kilkenny and have been a member of the Defence Forces for over ten years. Read the Full Story

USO Sailor Of Year Killed In Afghanistan SAN DIEGO -- When Navy bomb disposal technician Chad Regelin was named 2011 USO sailor of the year, he couldn’t make it to the October gala in Washington, D.C.
He was in Afghanistan, standing in for a wounded bomb technician. That job took his life Monday Read the Full Story

Soldiers Conduct Explosive Training At Joint Base Lewis-McChord SSgt. Christopher Phelps got down on his hands and knees and carefully looked over a 81mm mortar shell, which was positioned near an Afghan farmer's barn. The soldier from Fort Campbell, KY, had a tough challenge. Read the Full Story

Hero who cleared 100 Taliban bombs before death awarded George Medal posthumously Staff Sgt Brett Linley, was given the second highest award for gallantry after he calmly defused three IEDs (Improvised Explosive Device) to clear the way to retrieve a dead comrade’s personal effects. In a statement the Ministry of Defence said that there was “no doubt” that his actions during his tour in Helmand had “saved many lives, both Afghan and British”. Read the Full Story

EOD teams up with other agencies to increase skills The Marine Corps Air Station Explosive Ordnance Disposal team conducted a joint training operation that allowed both EOD team and the Arizona Department of Public Safety to learn each other’s equipment and tactics in an effort to foster a solid working relationship. Read the Full Story

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43rd Annual EOD Memorial Ball

The 43rd Annual EOD Memorial Ball to be held on Saturday, May 7, 2011 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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There’s a young man that Kathy and Frank Patron have never met or spoken with, and yet he was standing 20 feet away from their son when he died. His name is Sgt. Jason R. Slattery and he was Sgt. Daniel J. Patron’s partner on an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit when Patron was killed Aug....

Capt. Jason Dequenne was sitting down for Thanksgiving dinner with his wife and son in Stafford, Va., when he got the stunning news. His friend and fellow Marine, Sgt. Jason Smith, had been killed in Afghanistan.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — Station personnel were invited to give an improvised explosive device brief to Hiroshima Headquarters Japan Coast Guard in their Hiroshima Port Office Oct. 4. Members of station Naval Criminal Investigative Service and Marine Explosive Ordnance...

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Among the trucks, fighting vehicles, helicopters, guns and other equipment moved out of Iraq by the end of December were hundreds of ground robots.

The end of the nearly nine-year war closed one chapter for a technology that came into its own during the conflict. As improvised explosive...

The Afghan National Army's (ANA's) newly-formed Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Team recently demonstrated their proficiency in front of the ANA's 3/215 Brigade Commander, General Sherin Shah, and Task Force Helmand Commander, Brigadier Patrick Sanders.

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A 24-year-old airman who had been stationed at Peterson Air Force Base was one of three servicemen killed Thursday in Afghanistan after an improvised explosive device blew up, authorities said. Airman 1st Class Matthew R. Seidler of Westminster, Md., was in southern Afghanistan when he was killed,...