Explosive ordnance disposal (United States Navy)
Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) | |
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Active | June 1941–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Type | Naval Bomb Disposal Expeditionary Special Operations |
Role | Bomb disposal, CBRN defense |
Size | 2,433 total[1]
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United States Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians render safe all types of
EOD Technicians' missions take them to all environments, and every climate, in every part of the world. They have many assets available to arrive to their mission, from
History
Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams trace their history back to the first group of volunteers selected to work with the famed British UXO teams, following the initial
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Training
The EOD training pipeline starts with three weeks of preparatory training at
- Demolition Division
- Includes how to set up various explosive firing trains
- Tools & Methods Division
- Teaches you the various tools and methods of EOD work
- Core Division
- Teaches fundamentals of EOD work
- Ground Ordnance Division
- Focuses on projected munitions and grenades
- Air Ordnance Division
- Focuses on bombs and missiles
- Improvised Explosive Device
- Includes "homemade bombs”
- Bio/Chem Division
- Includes lessons on various biological and chemical agents
- Nuclear Ordnance Division
- Covers basic nuclear physics and radiation monitoring and decontamination procedures
- Underwater Ordnance Division
- Emphasizes torpedoes and other underwater explosives as well as underwater search techniques
Every section teaches how to render-safe or defuse ordnance.
Upon completion of basic EOD training, all graduates will attend the three-week
After Jump School, training continues at Gulfport, Mississippi, for an additional four weeks, consisting of weapons training in the use of the 9mm handgun and the M4 carbine as well as combat first aid.
The final phase of EOD training is three weeks of EOD Tactical Training at the
Officer training
Officer training for the EOD career field (119x / 114x) differs slightly. Their pipeline is as follows:[3]
- EOD Junior Officer Course (7 days, Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center) – This course trains junior officers in EOD group, mobile unit, and detachment/small unit organization to include organizational relationships with detachments/small units, small group dynamics, CPO/OIC relationships, ethics, and EOD case studies.[4]
- Diver Training (60 days, Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center) – Designed to provide qualified non-diving personnel with the basic training necessary to safely and effectively perform as a dive team member/diver in SCUBA and MK-16 UBA in accordance with the U.S. Navy Diving Manual.[5]
- EOD School (320 days, Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal) (see enlisted training)
- Basic Airborne (23 days, Fort Benning) (see enlisted training)
- Expeditionary Combat Skills (27 days, Center for Security Forces)[6]
- EOD Tactical Training (21 days, EOD Training and Evaluation Unit ONE, San Diego)[7] (See enlisted training)
- EOD Platoon Leader Course (12 days)
Advanced training opportunities include foreign language, Advanced Improvised Explosive Device Disposal, and Department of Energy training.
Advanced equipment
EOD employs a variety of tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to accomplish the mission. Robots are used to perform remote procedures on unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices. Efforts to maintain the latest technology are accomplished with the assistance and the DoE and various civilian organizations. Johns Hopkins University maintains the Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic System (AEODRS) program. The primary goal of AEODRS is to develop a common architecture for a family of unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) systems to enable unprecedented levels of interoperability.[8] AEODRS is a Joint Service Explosive Ordnance Disposal (JSEOD) program, executed through the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NAVEODTECHDIV) via the Navy Program Management Office for Explosive Ordnance Disposal/Counter Remote Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (PMS-408).[8]
Units
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Group One
Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California
- EOD Mobile Unit ONE, Naval Base Point Loma, California
- EOD Mobile Unit THREE, Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California
- EOD Mobile Unit FIVE, Naval Base Guam
- EOD Mobile Unit ELEVEN, Imperial Beach, California
- EOD Training and Evaluation Unit (TEU) ONE, Naval Base Point Loma, California
- Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) ONE, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- EOD Expeditionary Support Unit One, Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California
- EOD Operational Support Unit SEVEN, Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California (decommissioned)
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Group Two
- EOD Mobile Unit TWO, Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia
- EOD Mobile Unit SIX, Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia
- EOD Mobile Unit EIGHT, Naval Station Rota Spain, Spain
- EOD Mobile Unit TWELVE, Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia
- EOD Expeditionary Support Unit TWO, Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia
- EOD Training and Evaluation Unit (TEU) TWO, Joint Expeditionary Base East, Virginia[9]
- Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) TWO, Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia
Expeditionary Exploitation Unit ONE, Indian Head, Maryland
See also
- Clearance diver – Navy diver specialist with explosives
- Frogman – Tactical scuba diver
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge – Military badge of the United States Armed Forces
- Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search Training Regiment – Element of the Royal School of Military Engineering which trains parts of the British Army (British Army)
References
- ^ Edison, Capt. Edward (2015). "Explosive Ordnance Disposal: Clearing the Way" (PDF). U.S. Navy Expeditionary Combat Command. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "Explosive Ordnance Disposal" (fact sheet). United States Navy. Retrieved 27 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "EOD Officer Career Path" (PDF). United States Navy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "EOD Junior Officer Course". United States Navy. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "EOD "A" School Phase One". United States Navy. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Expeditionary Warfare". United States Navy. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "NAVY EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE". United States Navy. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ a b Hinton, Mark A.; Burck, James M.; Collins, Kristine R.; Johannes, Matthew S.; Tunstel Jr, Edward W.; Zeher, Michael J. (2013). "Integration of Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic Systems Within a Modular Open Systems Architecture" (PDF). Volume 32, Number 3. JOHNS HOPKINS APL TECHNICAL DIGEST. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Barber, Barrie (12 June 2006). "Expeditionary Sailors Defuse Mock IEDs, Prep for Upcoming Deployments". United States Navy. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
External links
- Official USN EOD Career Description
- Info on Navy EOD from the Navy's Expeditionary Force Command
- Naval Expeditionary Combat Command – EOD Description
- Navy EOD Training
- Stew Smith – Navy EOD Training
- Discovery Channel on US Navy EOD Training
- US Navy EOD Training and Advancement
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