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In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

  
  Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
Navy EOD forces are trained and equipped to deal with explosive threats ranging from unexploded submunitions to improvised weapons of mass destruction.
Navy EOD forces operate wherever these threats are present and present an obstacle to naval and joint operations.
EOD forces also enable their movement through hazardous battlefield environments, which may include mines, unexploded ordnance, booby-traps, or improvised explosive ordnance devices.
www.exwar.org /Htm/6000PopA.htm   (486 words)

  
 E.O.D. Bomb Disposal
EOD HELMET is the only EOD helmet in the world that provides complete and absolute 360 degree protection at the stated Threat levels.
The new EOD suit is the result of a combination of over ten years of actual field testing with the United States and the Canadian Governments.
The EOD tech's ability to complete the mission successully is thereby improved by reducing fatigue and neck strain while providing maximum fragmentation and impact protection.
www.firstdefense.com /html/bomb_disposal_Equipment_Military_Police_LawEnforcement_EOD.htm   (1131 words)

  
 EOD teams cleaning up streets of Iraq
EOD techs spend 10 months in job training at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The school teaches all branches of the military.
At one point there were only 800 EOD techs in the Army, so the military enacted stop-loss a year ago to keep units up to strength.
EOD is one of the few jobs where the seniors take the risks and the junior enlisted don't, Sopko said.
www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/iraq/2003/iraq-030414-army-eodstory.htm   (1266 words)

  
 SpecWarNet -US Navy EOD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
EOD members are qualified in both static and free-fall parachute jumps and can be parachuted or delivered by helicopter to minefields or to other areas suspected to have explosive traps or devices.
EOD personnel are also attached to US Secret Service Units from time to time and also actively take place in the Joint Task Force- Full Accounting mission to locate US MIA/POW in Vietnam.
After diving and basic EOD techniques are taught the students are sent to other advanced schools such as jump school at Fort Benning or the Defense Language School.
www.specwarnet.com /americas/eod.htm   (469 words)

  
 Naval Base Guam :: EOD Det Marianas
EOD technicians also assist with security during large world events, such as the Olympics or world-leader summits.
Lightning bolts symbolize the potential destructive power of bombs, as well as the courage and professionalism of EOD personnel in their endeavors to reduce hazards as well as to render explosive ordnance harmless.
The shield represents the basic EOD mission: to prevent a detonation and to protect life, limb, and property to the utmost.
www.guam.navy.mil /EODdet.htm   (223 words)

  
 Protective Materials Company :: EOD
This is the first protective helmet designed for EOD technicians that offers level IIIA protection and defeats fragments at 2,242 feet per second.
In addition, the EOD 2000 employs the most advanced technology in design and state-of-the-art fragmentation-defeating materials available in the world today.
This bag was specifically designed for effective protective storage and transportation of state-of-the-art helmets ie: EOD helmets, fight helmets and special operation helmets.
www.protectmat.com /products/personnel/eod.htm   (226 words)

  
 Delaware State Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
All EOD Technicians have the responsibility of being on call for a device located anywhere in the state, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
The job of an EOD Technician has evolved over time from a bomb technician using crude methods to a Hazardous Devices Technician using highly sophisticated equipment to render the most technologically advanced devices safe, often while using the smallest amount of explosives.
The EOD motto, “Initial Success or Total Failure”, exemplifies the numerous hazards that are imposed on the explosive ordinance disposal team.
www.state.de.us /dsp/eod.htm   (342 words)

  
 AIR FORCE EOD'S MOVE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Those EOD units that opened their doors, integrated into their CE units, and demonstrated the professionalism and total extent of the flight’s operational capabilities found themselves the centerpiece of many CE squadrons.
EOD has always been a service provider and is now part of the biggest service-providing agency on base, the civil engineer squadrons.
EOD is experiencing synergistic success in mission accomplishment and highly improved quality of life for its troops.
www.afcesa.af.mil /ceb/cebh/CEEOD4.html   (2151 words)

  
 Easy Object Designer Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
An alternative to EOD is gMax, which more powerful and up-to-date, but has a steeper learning curve.
Use the EOD Trouble Shooter to solve problems with EOD.
EOD is a freeware program which allows you to create 3D objects for Microsoft FlightSimulator.
www.echos.ch /eod   (124 words)

  
 DAOD 8000-1, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Instructions
EOD incidents on a defence establishment are the responsibility of the CO of the base, wing, station or ship.
The EOD basic qualification 05925 for which the common qualification code "HA" is awarded is the minimum level of training required to dispose of all types of single pieces of EO or Def EO.
EOD units and qualified EOD technicians on operational deployments outside Canada are authorized direct liaison on EOD technical matters with the NATO EOD Technical Information Centre, at the Defence EOD School in Chattenden, UK, as detailed in the procedures outlined by the EOD Policy Committee.
www.admfincs.forces.gc.ca /admfincs/subjects/daod/8000/1_e.asp   (3314 words)

  
 Robots Performing Tech Wonders
Since their EOD inception, robotic systems have saved numerous lives by helping to wipe away the threat of improvised explosive devices and vehicle- orne IEDs encountered daily throughout the Iraqi theater of operations.
Not surprisingly, 95 percent of all EOD robots are used for reconnaissance missions and delivering explosives to the hazard for detonation, said Carroll.
EOD technicians are schooled on many different types of robots in case the one they prefer is in the repair shop.
www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,usa1_011005.00.html?ESRC=dod.nl   (590 words)

  
 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) in Viet Nam 1966-1967
Each “EOD incident” posed a great danger to the EOD troop, and his defenses were knowledge, training, repeated practice, an ability to improvise, a large dose of common sense, a thick skin, and the ability to work continuously under very stressful conditions.
It was rare for an EOD team to deal with truly safe or routine situations, especially when working with home-made, unfamiliar foreign, or clandestine explosives, such as was often the case in Vietnam.
The base EOD teams were usually part of the Munitions Maintenance Squadron, and their radios were tuned to the aircraft maintenance network.
www.zianet.com /tmorris/vn.html   (8151 words)

  
 EOD - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Look up EOD in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Things commonly known by the acronym EOD include:
The computing term for the end of data character or signal
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/EOD   (115 words)

  
 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Incidents in Strategic Air Command, 1965-1969
Our EOD task was to evaluate the condition of the ordnance to see if it could be removed and transported away safely.
EOD personnel were required on board in order to push the munitions out of the aircraft.
The average EOD technician needs a lot of common sense and practical knowledge on how to attack the situation to which he is responding.
www.zianet.com /tmorris/eod.html   (3338 words)

  
 About EOD
Knowledge is mandatory of: composition and characteristics of United States and foreign conventional, chemical, biological, improvised, and nuclear ordnance; basic electronics; precautions, tools, and protective equipment required for response to release of hazardous substances as operations level first responders and level three technicians; and proper handling, use, rendering safe, and treatment of hazardous explosive wastes.
It is in memory of the EOD personnel who have given their lives while performing EOD duties.
EOD developed as an outgrowth of the British experience with German ordnance.
www.geocities.com /Pentagon/1260/abouteod.htm   (2238 words)

  
 WORLD EOD FOUNDATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The World EOD Foundation has been functioning entity since 1993 and as such has published the World EOD Gazette, implemented training programmes and convened conferences and events around the world.
The World EOD Foundation is a center of influence and excellence providing an international hub around which members can gather to promote the Foundation’s aims at a level appropriate to their status and requirements.
The World EOD Gazette is the official publication of the Foundation, published quarterly and distributed free to all members.
www.eod.org /foundation.htm   (340 words)

  
 About Planit EOD
PLANIT EOD seeks to provide exceptional services, not only due to the exceptional nature of its industry but because of its respect for those industries it serves and for the value of human beings.
PLANIT EOD will provide competent, dedicated professionals, trained and experienced in unexploded ordnance (UXO), capable of planning and carrying out this hazardous work, at all levels, in order to fulfil the exact needs of those requiring our services.
PLANIT EOD supports the international effort to rid the world of this terrible legacy and the people who are directly involved in efforts to remove the threat of UXO and people whose lives are afflicted or endangered by such weapons.
www.planiteod.com /about.htm   (819 words)

  
 EOD.net Strategies
EOD information will usually be delivered quicker than fax-back and does not require the tedious step-through-the-menu phone call.
EOD will respond to every message received at your address by first sending your EOD message, and then the original sender's text will be forwarded to you for further action.
In addition to immediately sending your EOD message to anyone who writes, the message is forwarded to you immediately too, so you'll still get messages sent to your EOD sig address as well as to your actual email address.
www.eod.net /strategies.htm   (1433 words)

  
 HighCom Security Inc.- EOD/IEED Products - EOD Bomb Suit
Currently in service throughout the world with Bomb Disposal Teams, the EOD Bomb Disposal Suit is a state-of-the-art garment specifically designed to give the highest level of protection with the maximum comfort and flexibility to the user.
The ballistic levels and materials used in the various components of the EOD Bomb Disposal Suit are tested and evaluated to the full quality assurance standard laid down by the appropriate Government organizations.
The EOD helmet is made from a sandwich construction system developed by and unique to the company and is fully adjustable by means of the three-point suspension.
www.highcomsecurity.com /eod/bombsuit.shtml   (1012 words)

  
 EOD: Defusing Danger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
While the ordnance planted for training purposes was harmless, the EOD soldiers participating in the exercise treated it as though it was deadly, knowing full well that on a real-life mission one mistake can kill.
Soldiers who served in EOD units during the Gulf war were faced with the immense task of destroying hundreds of thousands of pieces of unexploded ordnance lying all over the desert.
Considering that all major federal agencies depend on Army EOD units for their federal bomb disposal, and that these units are on hand at every major, national event -- including presidential primaries and sporting events like the U.S. Olympics -- the 57th EOD and others Armywide are indispensable assets.
www.army.mil /soldiers/oct95/p13.html   (1613 words)

  
 The TRUTH about EOD - FileFront Gaming Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It all started about 1 week ago when myself and a few other EOD team members were privately discussing how bad morale was for the team and what is the cause of the low morale.
After talking to about 6 different EOD team members, we agreed that something needed to be done and someone needed to talk to him.
It appeared that most of the EOD team was weary of letting Goetterfunke know exactly how they felt, but I was not.
forums.filefront.com /showthread.php?t=86290   (2860 words)

  
 base113 EOD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It is in memory of those EOD techs who gave their lives while performing EOD duties.
Symbolize the potential destructive power of the bomb and the courage and professionalism of EOD personnel in their endeavors to reduce hazards as well as to render explosive ordnance harmless.
Represents the EOD mission -- prevent a detonation and protect the surrounding area and property to the utmost.
www.base113.com /eod   (283 words)

  
 eod - articles in dmcast.info
EOD members are qualified in both static and free-fall parachute jumps and can be parachuted or delivered...
EOD Memorial PlannedEmeraldCoast.com, FL - May 1, 2006A Memorial Ceremony is planned for 9 am Saturday, May 6 as 14 names are added to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal memorial wall in Niceville.
Instead, he was assigned as an EOD (explosive ordinance and demolition) security guard.
dmcast.info /s-eod.html   (1679 words)

  
 The FReeper Foxhole Studies the Origins of the EOD - January 11th, 2004
EOD people are in all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and many of the world's military.
EOD is an integral element of the Nation's expeditionary forces.
On 14 February 1969, the EOD Memorial Committee was formed and consisted of the senior Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force officers of the EOD School.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/vetscor/1055692/posts   (8570 words)

  
 Swat/EOD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Warwick Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team consists of four police officers who are all members of the Rhode Island State Bomb Squad.
EOD Unit trains eight hours a month with the Rhode Island State Bomb Squad.
EOD Unit should they need information pertaining to the disposal of explosives including old ammunition, military ordnance, chemicals, or any other suspicious devices.
www.warwickpd.org /swat.htm   (446 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: EOD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
EOD Items at SoldierCity Soldier city is the ideal place to shop for EOD products for all branches of service - offering 1000's of items - including shirts, pins, caps, stickers and more.
The definition of random, and hence the laws of probability which govern it, were called into question as the 509th EOD flight drew the names of...
It’s been a slow month… the nominees for the March 2006 Edition of the Bent Rod are: Ogre - For screaming about integrity after a questionable call in...
technorati.com /tag/EOD   (491 words)

  
 Alaska EOD team claims top honors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Staff Sgt. Bradley Evans, 716th EOD, Fort Richardson, Alaska, uncovers a piece of unexploded ordnance during the 2005 U.S. Army Pacific Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of the Year competition.
Together the competitors worked to complete an array of EOD and Soldier tasks during the four-day event, including everything from handling unexploded ordnances in a chemical environment to disabling a mock IED strapped to a suicide bomber.
  "EOD is very competitive and it's an honor to be TOY [Team of the Year]," said Tatum.
www.25id.army.mil /article.asp?artid=5522   (717 words)

  
 Allen-Vanguard Security Catalogue > EOD Tools & Accessories > Non-Magnetic Tools Comprehensive (Certified)
Developed in response to the specific requirements of NATO EOD units, the NMT-EOD 1™ comprehensive set of Non-Magnetic and Non-Sparking Tools provides explosives disposal specialists with a definitive, dependable and versatile equipment resource.
The legacy of world wars and numerous recent regional conflicts is that EOD teams are frequently exposed to the threat of conventional and chemical/biological-filled UXO.
For this reason EOD tasks involving magnetically-actuated UXO require special precautions - when manual entry is made into UXO it is essential that all tools and equipment used meet the stringent non-magnetic requirements of NATO STANAG 2897 EOD.
www.pwallen.com /Catalogue/EO/466/909456.html   (327 words)

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