Germans relied on ______ ordnance & ______ bomb detonations to instill fear & panic during the Blitz bombing of England in 1940
As of 2017, there are ___ Air Force EOD technicians names carved into the EOD Memorial Wall.
What is 32?
Only ____ personnel are authorized to analyze, mitigate, and defeat threats from hazardous ordnance.
What is EOD?
The formation of the first US Bomb Disposal organization was in___
What year is 1942?
Established their first bomb disposal course in 1942 in Washington D.C.
What is the US Navy?
Initially handled by untrained British engineers
Supporting Sortie Generation and space operations.
What is Aerospace Systems/Vehicle & Conventional Munitions?
The combined US Navy Mine & Bomb Disposal Schools combined at Indian Head, MD & redesignated as Explosive Ordnance Disposal "EOD"
What year is 1946?
Course focused on bomb recognition, rigging, bomb excavation and the use of bomb disposal equipment.
What is the Army?
The father of US Army Bomb Disposal
Who is Major Thomas J. Kane
The AFSC dedicated to the EOD mission.
What is 3E8X1?
What is Operational Range Clearance?
Navy assigned responsibility of training Joint services
What year is 1951
Assigned responsibilities of training the Joint Services.
What is the US Navy?
Established the US Navy Bomb Disposal school & volunteered as an ambulance driver in 1940's France.
Who is Draper Kauffman?
On November 1948, one captain and ___ enlisted men arrived at the first ever EOD duty station.
What is 6?
Peacetime response efforts provide initial threat confirmation, risk mitigation, situational awareness & site stabalization.
What is Weapons of Mass Destruction response?
NAVSCOLEOD Detachment officially opened at Eglin AFB
What year is 1988?
In 1955 their school officially closed after 33 years.
What is the US Army?
The 4410th Bomb Disposal Unit activated at _______ South Carolina on 11 August 1948.
What is Greenville Air Force Base?
USAF EOD has expanded their mission focus from "post-attack airfield recovery" to a frontline ___ _______ providing combat operations/capabilities.
What is a war fighter?
EOD Techs serve as combat enablers to general purpose & Special Operations Forces in the execution of various missions.
All EOD Training consolidated at Eglin AFB, at the Kauffman EOD Training Complex.
What year is 1999?
NAVSCOLEOD
What is Naval School Explosive Ordnance?