Col. Frank Davis II, commander of the 71st Ordnance
Col. Frank Davis II, commander of the 71st Ordnance Group (EOD) at Fort Carson, Colo., talks with one of the many venders attending the fifth annual Department of the Army level explosive ordnance disposal (EOD... More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret and Sgt. Austin Murphy,
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret and Sgt. Austin Murphy, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, pull an ordnance specific robot, called the Talon, from the back of their service... More
Staff Sgt. Adam Ritter and Spc. William Helms, assigned
Staff Sgt. Adam Ritter and Spc. William Helms, assigned to 21st Ordnance Company – Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., have their weapons cleared by a range safety before partici... More
Distinguished visitors, such as Brig. Gen. Michel Natali
Distinguished visitors, such as Brig. Gen. Michel Natali (center), commander of 53rd Troop Command, New York Army National Guard, attend the fifth annual Department of the Army level explosive ordnance disposal... More
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, assigned
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, assigned to 1108th Ordnance Company at Glenville, N.Y., uses a long pole to determine the approximate location of a lodged artillery round inside the barrel of a... More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, uses a camera to document the type of device he has encountered during the protection works lane of the ... More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret and Sgt. Austin Murphy,
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret and Sgt. Austin Murphy, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, pose for a photo to commemorate their achievements after having received first pl... More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, states the process he used to render-safe the mission objective to Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Stipp, the observ... More
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, assigned
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, assigned to 1108th Ordnance Company at Glenville, N.Y., inspects the inside barrel of an old howitzer for a possible lodged artillery round during the stuck roun... More
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, assigned
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, assigned to 1108th Ordnance Company at Glenville, N.Y., uses a long pole to determine the approximate location of a lodged artillery round inside the barrel of a... More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret and Sgt. Austin Murphy,
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret and Sgt. Austin Murphy, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, operate an ordnance specific robot, called the Talon, to safely inspect the missi... More
Sgt. Paul White, assigned to 9th Chemical Company (Technical
Sgt. Paul White, assigned to 9th Chemical Company (Technical Escort) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., receives a mission objective brief from an observer-controller during the fifth annual Department of the ... More
Sgt. Paul White, assigned to 9th Chemical Company (Technical
Sgt. Paul White, assigned to 9th Chemical Company (Technical Escort) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., places sandbags on either side of an ordnance device to keep it from moving as observer-controllers evalu... More
Attendees of the fifth annual Department of the Army
Attendees of the fifth annual Department of the Army level explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) Team of the Year competition closing ceremony watch a video that highlighted each event of the competition, Sept. 15 ... More
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, assigned
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, assigned to 1108th Ordnance Company at Glenville, N.Y., uses sandbags to construct a barrier to catch an artillery round after he dislodges it from inside the ba... More
Col. Frank Davis II (left), commander of the 71st Ordnance
Col. Frank Davis II (left), commander of the 71st Ordnance Group (EOD) at Fort Carson, Colo., and Col. Sean Davis, commander of the Ordnance Corps’ Ordnance Regiment, pose for a commemorative photo to capture t... More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, uses his hand to mark the perimeter of a horseshoe-shaped protective wall that he will construct out of ... More
An observer-controller demonstrates the tasks involved
An observer-controller demonstrates the tasks involved with his lane to distinguished visitors during a guided tour of the events that made up the fifth annual Department of the Army level explosive ordnance di... More
Staff Sgt. Adam Ritter, assigned to 21st Ordnance Company
Staff Sgt. Adam Ritter, assigned to 21st Ordnance Company – Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., test his accuracy during the stress-shoot lane of the fifth annual Department of t... More
Staff Sgt. Adam Ritter and Spc. William Helms, assigned
Staff Sgt. Adam Ritter and Spc. William Helms, assigned to 21st Ordnance Company – Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., pose for a photo to commemorate their achievements after ha... More
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, assigned
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, assigned to 1108th Ordnance Company at Glenville, N.Y., constructs a barrier to catch a lodged artillery round from inside the barrel of an old howitzer, while h... More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, finds scavenged material from the local area suitable for shielding or deflecting potentially damaging d... More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, prepares to use plastic explosives to render-safe the mission objective of the protection works lane of ... More
Sgt. Paul White, assigned to 9th Chemical Company (Technical
Sgt. Paul White, assigned to 9th Chemical Company (Technical Escort) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., uses a camera to document the type of ordnance device he has encountered during the fifth annual Departme... More
Staff Sgt. Adam Ritter, assigned to 21st Ordnance Company
Staff Sgt. Adam Ritter, assigned to 21st Ordnance Company – Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., soaks his arms in cool water after having completed a 12-mile ruck march with a ti... More
Staff Sgt. Kevin Haselton, assigned to 11th Chemical
Staff Sgt. Kevin Haselton, assigned to 11th Chemical Company (Technical Escort) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., takes a knee and mentally prepares himself before participating in the stress-shoot lane of th... More
Observer-controller of aircraft crash site one, Sgt.
Observer-controller of aircraft crash site one, Sgt. 1st Class William Chandler (center), an instructor at the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., demonstrates the tasks invo... More
1st Lt. Dawn Ward, a platoon leader with 663rd Ordnance
1st Lt. Dawn Ward, a platoon leader with 663rd Ordnance Company and evaluation officer in charge, participates in the final round of field-testing for the Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) during a weeklong series of... More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, explains to his teammate, Sgt. Austin Murphy, a plan to scavenge material from the local area to shield ... More
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, assigned
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, assigned to 1108th Ordnance Company at Glenville, N.Y., marks a long plastic pole with the approximate distance of an artillery round that had been lodged inside... More
Sgt. Paul White, assigned to 9th Chemical Company (Technical
Sgt. Paul White, assigned to 9th Chemical Company (Technical Escort) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., inspects an ordnance device for possible ways to render it safe as observer-controllers evaluate his perf... More
An observer controller (right) reviews the performance
An observer controller (right) reviews the performance of Staff Sgt. Sean Conley and Spc. Kyle Moorhead, assigned to 65th Ordnance Company, 8th Military Police Brigade, following their completion of the stuck r... More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret and Sgt. Austin Murphy,
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret and Sgt. Austin Murphy, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, operate an ordnance specific robot, called the Talon, to safely inspect the missi... More
(From left) Sgt. Austin Murphy, assigned to 744th Ordnance
(From left) Sgt. Austin Murphy, assigned to 744th Ordnance Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, Spc. Adam Tibbles, assigned to 720th Ordnance Company, 16th Sustainment Brigade, and Staff Sgt. Adam Ritter, as... More
Observer-controller of aircraft crash site one, Sgt.
Observer-controller of aircraft crash site one, Sgt. 1st Class William Chandler (center), an instructor at the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., demonstrates the tasks invo... More
First, second and third place winners of the fifth
First, second and third place winners of the fifth annual Department of the Army level explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) Team of the Year competition pose for a photo with official party members during a closin... More
Soldiers in the 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance
Soldiers in the 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) and 10th Chemical Hazardous Response Company participate in the final round of field-testing for the Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) during a weeklo... More
Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Stipp, an observer-controller for
Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Stipp, an observer-controller for the protection works lane, gives the first of Six two-man explosive ordnance disposal teams the mission objective for the lane during the fifth annual Depar... More
Michael Spencer, a new equipment trainer from Project
Michael Spencer, a new equipment trainer from Project Manager Soldier Protection Individual Equipment at Fort Bragg, N.C., demonstrates how to transfer ballistic plates from the Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) to a... More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, inspects the aftermath of a controlled explosion used to render-safe the mission objective during the pr... More
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, assigned
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, assigned to 1108th Ordnance Company at Glenville, N.Y., uses a long pole to determine the approximate location of a lodged artillery round inside the barrel of a... More
Sgt. Paul White, assigned to 9th Chemical Company (Technical
Sgt. Paul White, assigned to 9th Chemical Company (Technical Escort) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., states the process he used to render-safe the mission objective to observer-controller, Sgt. 1st Class Wi... More
Spc. Hannah Carver-Frey, a chemical, biological,
Spc. Hannah Carver-Frey, a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear specialist with 10th Chemical Hazardous Response Company, participates in the final round of field-testing for the Modular Scalable Vest (M... More
Damon Brant, a new equipment trainer from Project Manager
Damon Brant, a new equipment trainer from Project Manager Soldier Protection Individual Equipment at Prince George, Va., ensures the proper wear and use of a new body armor system by Spc. Creed Cooney, an explo... More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, uses a metal detector to safely approach the mission objective during the protection works lane of the f... More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, uses scavenged material from the local area to shield or deflect potentially damaging debris from a simu... More
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, assigned
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, assigned to 1108th Ordnance Company at Glenville, N.Y., moves an artillery round to a safe location after dislodging it from the barrel of an old howitzer during... More
The Micro Tactical Ground Robot (MTGR) is an explosive
The Micro Tactical Ground Robot (MTGR) is an explosive ordnance disposal specific robot that was on display for participants of the fifth annual Department of the Army level explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) Te... More
The 40th Chief of Ordnance, Brig. Gen. David Wilson,
The 40th Chief of Ordnance, Brig. Gen. David Wilson, gives a speech to attendees of the fifth annual Department of the Army level explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) Team of the Year competition closing ceremony,... More
Michael Spencer, a new equipment trainer from Project
Michael Spencer, a new equipment trainer from Project Manager Soldier Protection Individual Equipment at Fort Bragg, N.C., demonstrates how the Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) can be separated into different config... More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, constructs a horseshoe-shaped protective wall out of sandbags around the mission objective during the pr... More
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, assigned
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, assigned to 1108th Ordnance Company at Glenville, N.Y., uses a long pole to determine the approximate location of a lodged artillery round inside the barrel of a... More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret and Sgt. Austin Murphy,
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret and Sgt. Austin Murphy, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, pose for a photo to commemorate their achievements after having received first pl... More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, uses a metal detector to identify a safe path to the mission objective during the protection works lane ... More
Sgt. Austin Murphy, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal
Sgt. Austin Murphy, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, attempts to cool down and hydrate after having completed a 12-mile ruck march during the fifth annual Department o... More
Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Stipp, an observer-controller for
Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Stipp, an observer-controller for the protection works lane, shows the first of Six two-man explosive ordnance disposal teams a general direction of where the lane’s mission objective is dur... More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, verifies the operational functionality of a metal detector as his teammate, Sgt. Austin Murphy, observes... More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, visually measures the distance in which to build a horseshoe-shaped protective wall made of sandbags aro... More
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret, assigned to 744th Ordnance Disposal Company, 52nd Explosive Ordnance Group, prepares to use plastic explosives to render-safe the mission objective of the protection works lane of ... More
Competitors and observer-controllers of the protection
Competitors and observer-controllers of the protection works lane watch the controlled detonation of device from a safe distance during the fifth annual Department of the Army level explosive ordnance disposal ... More
Sgt. Paul White, assigned to 9th Chemical Company (Technical
Sgt. Paul White, assigned to 9th Chemical Company (Technical Escort) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., uses a camera to document the type of ordnance device he has encountered during the fifth annual Departme... More
Sgt. Paul White, assigned to 9th Chemical Company (Technical
Sgt. Paul White, assigned to 9th Chemical Company (Technical Escort) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., removes the tail fins of an ordnance device to access its internal mechanisms as observer-controller, Sgt... More
Sgt. Paul White, assigned to 9th Chemical Company (Technical
Sgt. Paul White, assigned to 9th Chemical Company (Technical Escort) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., removes piece of an ordnance device to render it safe as observer-controllers evaluate his performance du... More
In two-man teams, 12 explosive ordnance disposal Soldiers
In two-man teams, 12 explosive ordnance disposal Soldiers test their accuracy during the stress-shoot lane of the fifth annual Department of the Army level explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) Team of the Year com... More