Explosive Ordnance Disposal

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First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Mission on the high seas

(MENAFN - Muscat Daily) Over the course of 24 gruelling days this month, 6,500 military personnel from 41 nations and more than ... [Published MENAFN - May 20 2013]
First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Policy: Maintaining operational readiness to provide military support for activities in the UK

Updated: 21 May 2013 - updated actions to include information on Military Aid to the Civil Authorities Issue The government is constantly refining its ability to provide an effective response to all types of emergencies and major crises at national, ... [Published Inside government - Ministry of Defence - 7 hours ago]
First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

JOs, I was sympathetic, but now I'm not. Just take care of your people and move on.

By Capt. Amir Abu-Akeel, U.S. ArmyBest Defense guest columnistI've read the JO retention debate with quite a bit of interest. Initially, I found myself noddingin agreement with the disgruntled officers, but have since come to re-evaluatemy stance.Many ... [Published Foreign Policy Magazine - 21 hours ago]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Two Southern California Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan (+Video)

Spc. William GilbertArmy Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey C. Baker, 29, of Hesperia and Spc. William J. Gilbert, 24, of Hacienda Heights were killed May 14 in an improvised explosive device blast, according to the Department of Defense.As Home Post reported last ... [Published KPBS - May 20 2013]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Four arrested for blast at hotel

Police examine the Asia Hotel in NarathiwatSix injured as home-made explosive goes off in Narathiwat's Asia Hotel Four suspects were arrested yesterday in connection with an explosion at a Narathiwat hotel in the morning that left six people injured.The ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 18 2013]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Students have flocked to the Navy’s EOD school in recent years

Army Pvt. Michael Lyons practices removing a fuse component at the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal.NICK TOMECEK / Daily NewsEGLIN AFB — A handful of students huddled in a sand pit filled with bombs.As their time began to run out, they inserted ... [Published Northwest Florida Daily News - May 18 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

US Navy SEAL Killed And At Least Five Others Injured In Training Accident

A U.S. Navy SEAL with Naval Special Warfare Group 2 was killed in a training accident in Fort Knox, Ky. Wednesday night, Army Times reports .From Army Times:The training accident at the Fort Knox, Ky., Army base left one member of Naval Special Warfare ... [Published Business Insider - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

3rd ID soldier killed in Afghanistan

Special to the CourierThe Department of Defense announced Friday the death of a Fort Stewart soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey C. Baker, 29, of Hesperia, Calif., assigned to 766th Ordnance Company, 63rd Ordnance ... [Published Coastal Courier - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Article 32 in diver-deaths case postponed

The Navy has postponed by about a month the Article 32 hearing of two senior sailors accused in the deaths of two Navy divers during a Feb. 26 dive in Aberdeen, Md.Rear. Adm. Mike Tillotson, commander of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, initially ordered ... [Published Navy Times - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

'Hiring our Heroes'

Medford resident Kyle Tuttle knows it's unlikely he will be able to roll over his U.S. Army job into the civilian world.After all, an explosive ordnance disposal technician isn't exactly in high demand stateside."I want to get out of the technical side ... [Published Medford Mail Tribune - May 17 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

2 Car bombs deactivated in Kadhimiya

Baghdad (NINA) – Security source said that 2 car bombs have been deactivated in Kadhimiya district, northern Baghdad.Security source told NINA that the number of casualties resulted from, earlier in the evening, two car bomb explosions increased to 2 ... [Published National Iraq News Agency - May 15 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Former EOD sailor awarded Navy and Marine Corps Medal

DENVER (NNS) -- A former Sailor assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during an award ceremony held at the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado, April 17.Rear Adm. Michael ... [Published Insight News - May 16 2013]

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"This is a change of command and not a change of direction," Haley said. "The Ordnance School is, and will remain, nested with the TRADOC and CASCOM priorities."
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"The Iranians take pictures of us, so I just make sure my crew takes more pictures of them. We operate with autonomy in international waters, just as the Iranians do, and each time our interactions have been professional" remarked Capt Jon P Rodgers, commanding officer of USS Ponce, euphemistically termed 'Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim)' and a key hub for the exercise...

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Policy: Maintaining operational readiness to pr... [Published Inside government - Ministry of Defence - 7 hours ago]
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Ordnance School welcomes new commandant [Published United States Army - May 20 2013]
Two Southern California Soldiers Killed In Afgh... [Published KPBS - May 20 2013]
Mission on the high seas [Published MENAFN - May 20 2013]
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Students have flocked to the Navy’s EOD school ... [Published Northwest Florida Daily News - May 18 2013]
Four arrested for blast at hotel [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 18 2013]
3rd ID soldier killed in Afghanistan [Published Coastal Courier - May 17 2013]
AK: Exploding History [Published Alaskapublic.org - May 17 2013]
Langley Engineers and EOD technicians reap ‘exp... [Published Peninsula Warrior - May 17 2013]
Furloughs now are official [Published SoMdNews.com - May 17 2013]
Article 32 in diver-deaths case postponed [Published Navy Times - May 17 2013]
US Navy SEAL Killed And At Least Five Others In... [Published Business Insider - May 17 2013]
US Navy SEAL Killed And At Least Five Others In... [Published Business Insider Australia - May 17 2013]
Return to the Red Planet [Published Northwest Florida Daily News - May 17 2013]
'Hiring our Heroes' [Published Medford Mail Tribune - May 17 2013]
Airman reflects on 26 years of service [Published Eielson Air Force Base - May 17 2013]
Shoppers find bargains galore at the annual NAC... [Published Northwest Guardian - May 17 2013]
Navy software engineer ensures success of multi... [Published DVIDS - May 16 2013]
Former EOD sailor awarded Navy and Marine Corps... [Published Insight News - May 16 2013]
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Policy: Maintaining operational readiness to pr... [Published Inside government - Ministry of Defence - 7 hours ago]
Updated: 21 May 2013 - updated actions to include information on Military Aid to the Civil Authorities Issue The government is constantly refining its ability to provide an effective response to all types of emergencies and major crises at national, ...
Field artillery training integrates women into ... [Published militaryfeed.com - May 04 2013]
FORT SILL, Okla. (May 3, 2013) — The loud booms from the fields of Fort Sill will sound the same, but for the first time women may be responsible for launching the artillery. The first class of female Soldiers joined A Battery, 1st Battalion, 78th ...
It Wasn’t Supposed to End This Way for Tim Johns [Published At War - May 02 2013]
Senior Chief Tim Johns, a Navy explosive ordnance disposal technician who had gone through hell and back again more than a few times, was killed in an car wreck. ...
‘Big 3’ Task Forces in Gulf of Aden meet to coo... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Apr 27 2013]
A delegation from the Combined Maritime Forces’ (CMF) Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151) has met with other task forces from the EU and NATO to discuss counter-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Aden. CTF 151’s Singaporean Commander, Rear Admiral Giam Hock ...
‘Big 3’ Task Forces in Gulf of Aden meet to coo... [Published Combined Maritime Forces - Apr 27 2013]
A delegation from the Combined Maritime Forces’ (CMF) Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151) has met with other task forces from the EU and NATO to discuss counter-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Aden. CTF 151’s Singaporean Commander, Rear Admiral Giam Hock ...
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Infantry and Combat Logistics Marines Learn Bas... [Published 3rdID8487 - YouTube Channel - May 03 2013]
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