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U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Andrew Lebeau (left), an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician, take photos as STAFF SGT. Dustin Prowell, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Journeyman, points out the features on a World War Two bomb discovered, September 10, 2004, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AZ. The bomb was found on a construction site on Base. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Christina D. Kinsey) (Released)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Andrew Lebeau (left), an Explosive Ord...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Christina D. Kinsey, USAF Re... More

Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Detachment 21 (EOD Det. 21) discuss their mission during search and rescue (SAR) operations as they stand near the beached and over turned Filipino frigate RPS DATU KALANTIAW (PS-76). The ship was overtaken by Typhoon Clara

Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Detachment 21 (EOD Det. 21...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Calayan Island Country: Philippines Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Felimon Barbante Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

Navy divers operate from a rubber raft to recover wreckage from Flight 90, the Air Florida Boeing 737 that crashed into Rochambeau Bridge (14th Street). The divers are from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal School at Indian Head, Maryland and Harbor Clearance Unit Two, from Little Creek, Virginia

Navy divers operate from a rubber raft to recover wreckage from Flight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jim Preston Release Status: Relea... More

Navy CHIEF Radioman Ron Campbell, wearing Mark 12 dive gear, enters the icy water for a dive to recover victims and wreckage from Flight 90, the Air Florida Boeing 737 that crashed into Rochambeau Bridge (14th Street). The divers are from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal School at Indian Head, Maryland and Harbor Clearance Unit Two, from Little Creek, Virginia

Navy CHIEF Radioman Ron Campbell, wearing Mark 12 dive gear, enters th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jim Preston Release Status: Relea... More

Two Navy divers assist another out of the water at the completion of his dive to recover victims and wreckage from Flight 90, the Air Florida Boeing (14th Street). The divers are from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal School at Indian Head, Maryland and Harbor Clearance Unit Two, from Little Creek, Virginia

Two Navy divers assist another out of the water at the completion of h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jim Preston Release Status: Relea... More

Royal Thai navy ENS Chao (left) translates a training lecture given by Hull Maintenance Technician 1ST Class (HT1) Mike Scott, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group One, into Thai during Exercise Cobra Gold '82

Royal Thai navy ENS Chao (left) translates a training lecture given by...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '82 Base: The-Pha Beach Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Feliman Barbante Jr. Release Status: R... More

Members of the 519th Military Police Battalion, armed with.45-caliber pistols, assault the cottage at Burma Lake to rescue the "hostages" during Exercise ORBIT SUNSET. This exercise is designed to test the base special threat operations plan (SPECTO) and the counterterrorism readiness of the 519th Military Police Battalion and the 144th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit. (Substandard image)

Members of the 519th Military Police Battalion, armed with.45-caliber ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORBIT SUNSET Base: Fort Meade State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Long, ... More

A Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team member helps a comrade adjust parachute gear prior to a jump during an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team/SEAL Team joint parachuting exercise near Naval Air Station, Rota, Spain

A Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team member helps a comrade adjust parachute gea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Robin L. Hayhurst Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A diver in scuba gear prepares to jump into the water during training at the Explosive Ordnance Disposal School

A diver in scuba gear prepares to jump into the water during training ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nav Ordnance Station Indian Head State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Larry Franklin, Usnr (Re... More

A diver in scuba gear listens to his instructors before making a training dive from a small boat at the Explosive Ordnance Disposal School

A diver in scuba gear listens to his instructors before making a train...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nav Ordnance Station Indian Head State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Larry Franklin, Usnr (Re... More

A diver in scuba gear does a backward entry into the water during a training exercise at the Explosive Ordnance Disposal School

A diver in scuba gear does a backward entry into the water during a tr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nav Ordnance Station Indian Head State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Larry Franklin, Usnr (Re... More

A view of ordnance used for various purposes on display at the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Museum

A view of ordnance used for various purposes on display at the Explosi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team conduct security operations from a Zodiac boat off the stern of the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG 26). President George H.W. Bush is in Malta for a December 2-3 summit meeting with Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev

Members of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team conduct security ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marsaxlokk Bay Country: Malta (MLT) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

A dolphin plays in its pen during training with members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit Four. The EOD unit trains dolphins and sea lions to assist in retrieving underwater ordnance

A dolphin plays in its pen during training with members of Explosive O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida(FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Reinhard Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Andrew Heuer prepares to take a photograph as SENIOR CHIEF Torpedoman Valerie Langstaff, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Group Three, works with Loma, an Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin being trained for EOD assignments

Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Andrew Heuer prepares to take a photogra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHC Carolyn Harris Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

SENIOR CHIEF Torpedoman Valerie Langstaff, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Group Three, uses food as a reward as she works with Loma, an Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin being trained for EOD assignments

SENIOR CHIEF Torpedoman Valerie Langstaff, Explosive Ordnance Disposal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHC Carolyn Harris Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of Seal Team 2 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 8 detachment are shown storing their gear on board the Russian guided missile frigate NEUSTRASHIMYY (FFG-712) following a parachuting demonstration as part of Phase 1 of the annual exercise Baltic Operation '94 (BALTOPS 94)

Members of Seal Team 2 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Un...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS 94 Country: Baltic Sea Scene Camera Operator: CDR. Nathan Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

US Marines from the Fleet Anti-terrorism Support Team, Norfolk, VA, run for a flight to a landing zone where they will provide security for Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6, Charleston, SC, during the exercise.(Exact date unknown)

US Marines from the Fleet Anti-terrorism Support Team, Norfolk, VA, ru...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT THUNDER '95 Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

An explosive ordnance disposal technician from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6, Charleston, SC, uses a minesweeper to search for land mines on a road during the exercise.(Exact date unknown)

An explosive ordnance disposal technician from Explosive Ordnance Disp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT THUNDER '95 Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

TSG Kenny McClure (left rear) and MSG Dale Moser, member of 52nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, place explosive M112 demolition bricks to dispose of six 2.75 inch rockets which are defective and must be destroyed. The unit is Tuzla in support of JOINT ENDEAVOR

TSG Kenny McClure (left rear) and MSG Dale Moser, member of 52nd Explo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeffrey Allen Release... More

US Navy PETTY Officer 2ND (PO2) Class Travis OLeary (left) watches as PO2 Kai Fornes programs critical navigational information in a global positioning satellite transceiver. Both PO2 OLeary and Fornes are assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit Six, Charleston, SC supporting search and recovery efforts for TWA flight 800 crash site

US Navy PETTY Officer 2ND (PO2) Class Travis OLeary (left) watches as ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moriches Inlet State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Cynthia Parker Civilian Release Status: Relea... More

Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three (EODMU3) examine X-rays of a possible letter bomb during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three (EODMU3) exam...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Tarawa Scene Camera Operator: Stephen Batiz, PH1(Nac... More

Explosive Ordnance Disposal members SRA Kelly Roy (left) and SRA Ferdinand Smith (right) search the ponds with their MK-26 Ferrous Ordnance Locators for any remnants of the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs that were carried by the A-10 that crashed on Gold Dust Peak

Explosive Ordnance Disposal members SRA Kelly Roy (left) and SRA Ferdi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Negro Basin State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released ... More

MSGT Eric Wass (right), an Explosive Ordnance Disposal member, gets a location fix with his portable global positioning system (GPS) as another member of the A-10 recovery team takes a short break. The diverse terrain and thick tree cover has made getting a satellite fix with the GPS difficult in their efforts to locate any remnants of the A-10 and the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs

MSGT Eric Wass (right), an Explosive Ordnance Disposal member, gets a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas... More

SSGT John J. Holland, Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialist, is lowered to the upper debris field of the A-10 crash site through the hatch in a CH-47 from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard

SSGT John J. Holland, Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialist, is lower...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas... More

SSGT James Rutske, Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialist, is lowered to the A-10 crash site area from a CH-47 from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard

SSGT James Rutske, Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialist, is lowered ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas... More

A US Marine from the 2nd Fast Company, 2nd Platoon drops faster than expected while fast-roping. The Marines, who are members of the Fleet Anti-terrorism team located in Yorktown, Virginia, are receiving fast-roping refresher training by members of EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) MU 2 detachment Yorktown, a Navy unit

A US Marine from the 2nd Fast Company, 2nd Platoon drops faster than e...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Story, Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Todd P. Cichonowicz, USN Rele... More

A member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 3, Marine Mamal Program, moves a bottlenose dolphin from a ship holding pen to a small boat during exercise RIMPAC 98

A member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 3, Marine Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1(Nac) Spike Call Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Aviation Ordnanceman (AO2) Trace and Aviation Ordnanceman (AO3) Ray Lomba of attached to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five (EOD MU5) prepare to jump from a helicopter with 40 pounds of C-4 explosives

Aviation Ordnanceman (AO2) Trace and Aviation Ordnanceman (AO3) Ray Lo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Alex Witte, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Explosive Ordnance Mobile Unit 3, Detachment 6 Marine Mammal Systems, San Diego, California, and members from the 58th Air Squadron, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, unload "Luma" a trained dolphin also from the Navy Explosive Ordnance Mobile Unit 3, Detachment 6 Marine Mammal Systems. The doplhins are here in Ketchikan, Alaska, to participate in Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2001

Explosive Ordnance Mobile Unit 3, Detachment 6 Marine Mammal Systems, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2001 Base: Ketchikan State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Br... More

French divers go over the side of their Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) while conducting Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) operations during training for the mine countermeasures Exercise ARABIAN GAUNTLET 2001. The USS ARDENT (MCM-12) is visible in the background

French divers go over the side of their Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ARABIAN GAUNTLET 2001 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Tina M. Ackerman, USN Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

USAF, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel assigned to the 31ST Civil Engineering Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy watch as unexploded ordnance is destroyed at the Maniago Range in Italy. The ordnance was uncovered by construction worker while digging trenches for waterlines during Aviano 2000 (AV2K) construction

USAF, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel assigned to the 31ST...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jeremy Smith, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Chris Hensley, 48th Civil Engineering Squadron, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), wraps a detonation cord around a block of TNT, during the monthly EOD training for the 48th Fighter Wing, held at Royal Air Force (RAF) Feltwell, United Kingdom (UK)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Chris Hensley, 48th Civil Engi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Feltwell State: East Anglia Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joanna E. Reihle, USAF... More

A display of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) equipment used by the 48th Civil Engineering Squadron. Listed left-to-right The "Dragon" 90mm Water Cannon; MK III RONS Robotics, System; Allen hook and line kit; Advanced Radiographic System (ARS); MK 31 JROD; MX 22 firing device; MK 29 Valon mine detector; MK 26 Ferrex mine detector; and a pan disrupter

A display of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) equipment used by t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

United States Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Larry Senst and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Adam Ginett of the 36th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) flight, Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, prepare to detonate ordnance on the Tarague EOD range

United States Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Larry Senst and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joshua P.... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Aaron Causey, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, 31st Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), demonstrates the Remote Ordnance Neutralization System (RONS), during an exercise at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Aaron Causey, Explosive O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Edward Braly, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Chris Graber, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Unit Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, San Diego, California (CA), releases a yellow smoke grenade to signal the start of a base wide mass casualty drill

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Chris Graber, Explosive Ordnance...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Third Marine Air Wing Scene... More

Demolition of enemy munitions at A'Namaneah, Iraq, by an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT1), after dark, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

Demolition of enemy munitions at A'Namaneah, Iraq, by an Explosive Ord...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Mace M. Gratz, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

British Royal Air Force (RAF) Flight Sergeant (FSGT) Barry Greasley, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) SPECIALIST with the 5131st Bomb Disposal Squadron (BDS) from RAF Wittering, marks an unexploded ordnance (UXO) collection point during a UXO sweep of a forward area, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

British Royal Air Force (RAF) Flight Sergeant (FSGT) Barry Greasley, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton T. Burris, USAF Release S... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), E/Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) sets explosive charges on Iraqi ZPU-4 Anti-Aircraft guns found in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit destroys an enemy ammunition cache at a Republican Guard base in the vicinity of Daly airfield, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit destro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mauricio Campino, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Wayne Dauphinais, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Journeyman, 31st Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) attaches detonation cord to a ring main, while conducting training at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Wayne Dauphinais, Explosive Or...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Nichole Adamowicz, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Destroyed Iraqi field artillery pieces marked by a US Marine Corps (USMC) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit, sits along the roadside near Wasit, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Destroyed Iraqi field artillery pieces marked by a US Marine Corps (US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to ... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Travis Walterson, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, prepares to detonate munitions during a training exercise at an undisclosed forward location during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Travis Walterson, an Explosive...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jocelyn Rich, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Ken Blankenship (left), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician assigned to Headquarters Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), sets up a Remote Ordnance Neutralization System (RONS) robot during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted at Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Ken Blankenship (left), Explosiv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FPEX Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Daniel Klein, USMC ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Lauro Samaniego (seated), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, assigned to Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), is assisted by his unit co-worker, USMC SGT Ken Blankenship (standing), in putting on his EOD-8 Bomb Suit in order to dispose of a simulated (dummy) letter bomb during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the EOD team members could test and improve their response time in preparation for a real event

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Lauro Samaniego (seated), Explos...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Daniel Klein, USMC Release Status: Released to Pub... More

US Navy (USN) Operation SPECIALIST 2nd Class (OS2) Jody Heflin, Detachment 53 (Det.53), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5 (EODMU-5), instructs Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Sailors in the proper use of a global positioning unit during Exercise TRI-CRAB 2006, onboard USN Santa Rita Naval Base (NB), Guam (GUM). TRI-CRAB 2006 is an annual multi-national explosive exercise designed to increase the interoperability skills of USN, RSN, and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) EOD technicians in a friendly, forward-deployed environment

US Navy (USN) Operation SPECIALIST 2nd Class (OS2) Jody Heflin, Detach...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Base, Santa Rita State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Sw) Edward N. Vasquez, USN Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN 1ST Class (A1C) Tor Hvidsen (left), STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Pete Hendricks (right) and A1C Elizabeth Spradley, all from the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) flight members, line up unexploded bombs at Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field, Arizona (AZ). EOD members spend two-week temporary duty rotations at the auxiliary field clearing bombing ranges ensuring safety and preservation of the environment

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN 1ST Class (A1C) Tor Hvidsen (left), STAFF S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Davi... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Corey King, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) journeyman, lines up unexploded bombs from a gathering point at Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field, Arizona (AZ).  EOD members spend two-week temporary duty rotations at the auxiliary field clearing bombing ranges ensuring safety and preservation of the environment

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Corey King, 56th Civil Engin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Davi... More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. James Widmark (right), 62nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, briefs Airmen from the 62nd Medical Group on identifying various explosive ordnances such as the bomb in the foreground. The briefing, given during an Ability to Survive and Operate Training session on McChord Air Force Base, Wash., trains Airmen on how to identify and respond to unexploded ordnances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kristin Royalty, CIV) (Released)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. James Widmark (right), 62nd Civil Engineer S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Kristin Royalty, CIV, USAF Release ... More

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Adam Whitman, 789th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company, Georgia Army National Guard (GAARNG), partially buries a 105mm Mortar Projectile during a metal armor ballistics resistance test demonstration for military vehicles floor plating at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (A3588)

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Adam Whitman, 789th Explosive Ordna...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Rele... More

US Navy (USN) Journalist Second Class (JO2) Brett Cote (right), Fleet Combat Camera Group Pacific (FCCGPAC), documents two USN divers being lowered into the ocean during a series of prescreening training dives for MASTER Diver Qualification. These divers are either from the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC), Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) Detachment One (DET-1) or Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit 3 and they are conducting these training dives from the Powhatan Class Fleet Ocean Tug, USNS NAVAJO (T-ATF 169), which is anchored off the coast of San Diego, California (CA). (SUBSTANDARD)

US Navy (USN) Journalist Second Class (JO2) Brett Cote (right), Fleet ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Rebecca J. Moat, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

As part of the Quick Reaction Force, a Soldier from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit, attached to 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, prepares the Pack BOT Tactical Robot System (PACBOT) to survey the area where a suspected IED was found. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Charles Gill) (Released)

As part of the Quick Reaction Force, a Soldier from the Explosive Ordn...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST Scene Camera Operator: SPC Charles Gill, USA Release Status:... More

A large plumb of smoke rises into the air following the detonation of an explosive device at the Emergency Disposal Range, at the Naval Magazine, at Santa Rita Naval Base, Guam (GU), during the Annual Multi-national Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Exercise known as TRICARB 2006." US Navy (USN), Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and Royal Singapore Navy (RSA) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel came together to participate in the training event

A large plumb of smoke rises into the air following the detonation of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TRICARB 2006 Base: Naval Base, Santa Rita State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH... More

US Navy (USN) CHIEF PETTY Officer (CPO) Jeremy Logan (left), assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5 (EODMU-5) gives last-minute advice to Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Michael Maley, before he goes over the side of a wall during a fast rope exercise conducted at Santa Rita Naval Base, Guam (GU), during the Annual Multi-national Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Exercise known as TRICARB 2006." The Exercise brings together EOD Units from the US, Australia and Singapore

US Navy (USN) CHIEF PETTY Officer (CPO) Jeremy Logan (left), assigned ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TRICARB 2006 Base: Naval Base, Santa Rita State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH... More

US Navy (USN) Hull Technician Second Class (HT2) William Schofer, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6 (EODMU-6), Detachment 10, recovers buried ordnance from a mud hole at the sight of an abandoned building, located in Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The ordnance cache consists of 340 anti-personnel mines and more than 100 mortars

US Navy (USN) Hull Technician Second Class (HT2) William Schofer, assi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQ FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Bart A. Bauer, USN Release Status: Released to Pub... More

US Navy (USN) Hull Technician Second Class (HT2) William Schofer, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6 (EODMU-6), Detachment 10, recovers buried ordnance at the sight of an abandoned building, located in Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The ordnance cache consists of 340 anti-personnel mines and more than 100 mortars

US Navy (USN) Hull Technician Second Class (HT2) William Schofer, assi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQ FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Bart A. Bauer, USN Release Status: Released to Pub... More

US Navy (USN) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Lieutenant (LT) Jonathan Puglia, EOD Mobile Unit 6 (EODMU-6), Detachment (DET) 10, directs efforts on sight of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonation, while conducting a post blast analysis of the site during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Lieutenant (LT) Jonat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Bart A. Bauer, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) John C. Laney, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment 9, looks out the window of a USN SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Golden Falcons" of Helicopter Anti Submarine Squadron 2 (HS-2), prior to landing on the flight deck aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). The LINCOLN and Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) are currently underway in the Western Pacific Ocean on a scheduled deployment

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) John C. Laney, assigned to Explosive Ord...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James R. Mcgury, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The Color Guard presents the Colors during a Change of Command Ceremony at the US Navy (USN) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Training and Evaluation Unit 2, building at Fort Story, Virginia (VA)

The Color Guard presents the Colors during a Change of Command Ceremon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Stroy State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Eugene Kretschmer, USN Release Status: Releas... More

Field portrait of US Navy (USN) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Hull Technician First Class (HT1) Jason McCormack, EOD Mobile Unit 6 (EODMU-6), Detachment (DET) 10, as he directs a robot to inspect ordnance and situations unsafe for EOD tech personnel, at the site of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonation during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Field portrait of US Navy (USN) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Hul...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Bart A. Bauer, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Onboard the decommissioned US Navy (USN) Intrepid Class Aircraft Carrier USS ORISKANY (CV 34), a USN Sailor assigned to Explosive Ordnance Mobile Unit Six (EODMU-6), Detachment 12, climbs deep into the interior, as the Carrier undergoes final preparations for its scheduled sinking, while moored to the pier at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida (FL). The ORISKANY will be towed 22-miles south of Pensacola in approximately 212-ft. of water where it will become the largest ship ever intentionally sunk as an artificial reef.  After ORISKANY reaches the bottom, ownershipof the vessel will transfer from the USN to the State of Florida

Onboard the decommissioned US Navy (USN) Intrepid Class Aircraft Carri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Oriskany (CVA 34) Scene Camera Operator: JO1(Sw) Jackey Bratt, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

US Navy (USN) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Sailors aboard a 28-foot Dauntless Sea-Ark high-speed patrol boat patrol the area before the sinking of the US Navy (USN) Decommissioned US Navy (USN) Intrepid Class Aircraft Carrier USS ORISKANY (CV 34). The carrier will rest on the sea floor 22-miles south of Pensacola, Florida (FL) in approximately 212-ft. of water in the Gulf of Mexico, becoming the largest ship ever intentionally sunk as an artificial reef. After ORISKANY reaches the bottom, ownership of the vessel will transfer from the USN to the State of Florida

US Navy (USN) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Sailors aboard a 28-fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Camera Operator: PHAN David Quillen, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Navy (USN) CHIEF Mineman (MNC) Michael J. Negri (foreground), assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5 (EODMU-5), examines the blast effects on a sports utility vehicle, with a Royal Thai Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team member, following a explosive charge detonation, for demolitions training conducted during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2006 in Sattahip, Thailand. The Exercise is a combined annual joint training exercise aimed at developing interoperability, strengthening relationships between services and developing cross-cultural understanding among participating nations

US Navy (USN) CHIEF Mineman (MNC) Michael J. Negri (foreground), assig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2006 Base: Sattahip Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Adam Cole, USN Release Status: Released to... More

US Navy (USN) Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2 (EODMU-2), aboard a Rigid Hull Inflatable (RHI) Harbor Security Boat get ready to dive into the Hudson River near Pier 88 in New York City, New York (NY), to perform underwater security measures for the 19th annual New York City Fleet Week 2006 activities

US Navy (USN) Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Un...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New York City State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 David P. Coleman, USN Release Status: Rele... More

A Talon Man-transportable robot system (MTRS) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) robot, from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit 2 (EODU-2), Naval Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) at Fort Story, Virginia (VA)

A Talon Man-transportable robot system (MTRS) Explosive Ordnance Dispo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Story State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Mandy Mclaurin, USN Release Status: Released... More

US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal 1ST Class Ryan Kerth assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2, Detachment 24, check over a PackBot remote-controlled robot in preparation for an improvised explosive device drill onboard the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BATAAN (LHD 5). Remotely controlled robots neutralize improvised explosive devices as bomb disposal teams stay safely out of range. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Elizabeth R. Allen) (Released)

US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal 1ST Class Ryan Kerth assigned to E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Elizabeth R. Allen, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. T. G. Alexander (left), Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, presents the Bronze Star on behalf of the President of the United States to LT. Brian Skubin, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3, Detachment Middle Pacific, during an awards ceremony on board Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Oct. 19, 2006. The Bronze Star is the fourth-highest military decoration and is awarded for bravery, heroism or meritorious service. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class James E. Foehl) (Released)

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. T. G. Alexander (left), Commander, Navy Region Haw...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC1 James E. Foehl, USN Release St... More

Cpl. Chad V. Dambrodi, a rescue swimmer with Marine

Cpl. Chad V. Dambrodi, a rescue swimmer with Marine

Cpl. Chad V. Dambrodi, a rescue swimmer with Marine Transport Squadron 1, explains the mission of VMR-1 search and rescue crews to Craven County leaders during the Craven County Leadership Tour aboard Marine Co... More

Airmen assigned to the 775th Civil Engineering Squadron,

Airmen assigned to the 775th Civil Engineering Squadron,

Airmen assigned to the 775th Civil Engineering Squadron, Explosive Ordnance Disposal team, use all-terrain vehicles during training near the Utah Test and Training Range, March 24, 2014. The training is based o... More

Marines place a circuit box in position to run hard

Marines place a circuit box in position to run hard

Marines place a circuit box in position to run hard wires to undetonated ordnance aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Sept. 8. They were testing and practicing with the hard wires for the upcoming air show... More

Senior Airman Christian Hulsey, an explosive ordnance

Senior Airman Christian Hulsey, an explosive ordnance

Senior Airman Christian Hulsey, an explosive ordnance technician with 4th civil engineer squadron, sweeps the ground for unexploded ordnance during a field exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 30, 2016. The fie... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cory Lesinger, right, 329th

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cory Lesinger, right, 329th

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cory Lesinger, right, 329th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, and Senior Airman Erica Garcia, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, compete in the 2018 EOD 133 Memoria... More

Master Sgt. Dustin Heines, left, 514th Air Mobility

Master Sgt. Dustin Heines, left, 514th Air Mobility

Master Sgt. Dustin Heines, left, 514th Air Mobility Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Air Force Reserve, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and Staff Sgt. Joe Coates, 177th Fighter Wing EOD, New Jers... More

Two members from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Two, Detachment 40 (EOD-2, Detachment 40) work from an inflatable raft while participating in exercises conducted by Mine Countermeasures Task Group 1-81 (MCMTG 1-81). The task group, consisting of navy units from seven NATO countries, was formed to increase their mine countermeasures capabilities

Two members from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Two, Detachment 40 (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Douglas P. Tesner Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

Divers from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Two, Detachment 40 (EOD-2, Detachment 40) arm two Mark 77 mine-neutralization charges while aboard the amphibious transport dock USS NASHVILLE (LPD 13) during exercises conducted by Mine Countermeasures Task Group 1-81 (MCMTG 1-81). The task group, consisting of navy units from seven NATO countries, was formed to increase their mine countermeasures capabilities

Divers from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Two, Detachment 40 (EOD-2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Nashville (LPD 13) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Douglas P. Tesner Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A Navy diver is assisted from a platform as he enters the water to recover victims and wreckage from Flight 90, the Air Florida Boeing 737 that crashed into Rochambeau Bridge (14th Street). The divers are from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal School at Indian Head, Maryland and Harbor Clearance Unit Two, from Little Creek, Virginia

A Navy diver is assisted from a platform as he enters the water to rec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jim Preston Release Status: Relea... More

A port bow view of a utility landing craft being used by Navy divers in an operation to recover victims and wreckage from Flight 90, the Air Florida Boeing 737 that crashed into Rochambeau Bridge (14th Street). The divers are from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal School at Indian Head, Maryland and Harbor Clearance Unit Two, from Little Creek, Virginia

A port bow view of a utility landing craft being used by Navy divers i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jim Preston Release Status: Relea... More

A Navy diver wearing Mark 12 dive gear prepares to enter the icy water to recover victims and wreckage from Flight 90, the Air Florida Boeing 737 that crashed into Rochambeau Bridge (14th Street). The divers are from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal School at Indian Head, Maryland and Harbor Clearance Unit Two, from Little Creek, Virginia

A Navy diver wearing Mark 12 dive gear prepares to enter the icy water...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jim Preston Release Status: Relea... More

Explosive ordnance disposal divers prepare their equipment aboard a rented work boat as they participate in the mine countermeasures Operation INTENSE LOOK

Explosive ordnance disposal divers prepare their equipment aboard a re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: Ras Shukhair Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM C. Pedrick Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A member of the Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team parachutes toward the water during an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team/SEAL Team joint parachuting exercise near Naval Air Station, Rota, Spain

A member of the Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team parachutes toward the water d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Robin L. Hayhurst Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Members of the Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team rig airdrop equipment prior to an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team/SEAL Team joint parachuting exercise near Naval Air Station, Rota, Spain

Members of the Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team rig airdrop equipment prior to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Robin L. Hayhurst Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A diver from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2, Det. Sigonella, surfaces after performing a security sweep.  The boats are being used while President Ronald Reagan is in the city for a seven-nation economic summit.  They are on loan from the commander of Carrier Group 8, the amphibious transport dock USS NASHVILLE (LPD 13), the amphibious assault ship USS INCHON (LPH 12), the dock landing ship USS WHIDBEY ISLAND (LSD 41) and the commander, Fleet Air, Mediterranean

A diver from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2, Det. Sigonella, surf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Venice Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Don Koralewski Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

A diver in scuba gear jumps into the water during training at the Explosive Ordnance Disposal School

A diver in scuba gear jumps into the water during training at the Expl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nav Ordnance Station Indian Head State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Larry Franklin, Usnr (Re... More

A diver in scuba gear climbs back onto the dock after making a dive during a training exercise at the Explosive Ordnance Disposal School

A diver in scuba gear climbs back onto the dock after making a dive du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nav Ordnance Station Indian Head State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Larry Franklin, Usnr (Re... More

A Navy trainer shares a playful moment with his charge, a sea lion specially trained to participate in the Navy's fleet-deployed unit, the Mark 5 Marine Mammal System. Sea lions in the unit are used by Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Units 3 and 4 to locate and mark underwater practice mines for recovery

A Navy trainer shares a playful moment with his charge, a sea lion spe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Ac) Scott M. Allen Release Status: Released to ... More

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team members from the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) prepare to detonate an Iraqi mine after attaching explosives to it during Operation Desert Shield

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team members from the battleship USS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Dillon Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

A member of a multinational Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team studies an Iraqi mine washed up on a beach. EOD team members are diffusing the ordnance in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm

A member of a multinational Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team stu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

CAPT. Jose R. Atencia, 77th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, handles abandoned Iraqi RPG-7 High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) rockets in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm.

CAPT. Jose R. Atencia, 77th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, handles ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. David Mcleod Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A member of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team of the Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, Ga., runs detonating cord to explosive charges placed in a barge. The EOD team, working with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, will blow up and sink the barge to provide an artificial reef to help support marine life off the coast of Savannah, Ga

A member of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team of the Naval Su...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Lorrie Huhges-Smith Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

SENIOR MASTER SGT. James Miles of the 4409th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Branch, Myrtle Beach, S.C., examines the remains of a Scud missile shot down by an MIM-104 Patriot tactical air defense missile outside of Riyadh during Operation Desert Storm. STAFF SGT. Stephen Olava of the 347th Transportation Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., operates an M-13K rough terrain fork lift truck to transfer the missile to a flatbed trailer

SENIOR MASTER SGT. James Miles of the 4409th Explosive Ordnance Dispos...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Susan Carl Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team 3 demonstrates the use of a metal detector to a class of Kuwaiti navy EOD personnel during Eager Express '92

A member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team 3 demonstrates the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER EXPRESS '92 Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dewayne Smith Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 2nd Class Shawn Kerr, of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 1, Mobile Unit 9, watches as Royal Australian Navy PETTY Officer Scott Robertson and Leading SEAMAN Barry Purkoss of the Royal Australian Navy's Clearance Diver Team prepare a piece of metal for demolition during this multi-national explosive ordnance disposal training exercise

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 2nd Class Shawn Kerr, of Explosive Ordnance Di...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BELL THUNDER '95 Base: San Clemente Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

A US Marine from the Fleet Anti-terrorism Support Team, Norfolk, VA, armed with an M16 rifle provides security for Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6, Charleston, SC, during the exercise.(Exact date unknown)

A US Marine from the Fleet Anti-terrorism Support Team, Norfolk, VA, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT THUNDER '95 Base: Warren Grove Range State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

US Navy PETTY Officer 1ST Class Bill Vandiver, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2, probes for land mines during the exercise.(Exact date unknown)

US Navy PETTY Officer 1ST Class Bill Vandiver, Explosive Ordnance Disp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT THUNDER '95 Base: Warren Grove Range State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

With the assistance of the Explosive Ordnance Detachment, US Army First Lieutenant Rob McCarthy, 9th Engineering Battalion, pauses to address the camera after he successfully managed to put the turret of a T55 Main-Battle Tank (MBT) out of commission in the field artillery area on Camp Dobol, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Operation JOINT GUARD, 15 March 1997

With the assistance of the Explosive Ordnance Detachment, US Army Firs...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Camp Dobal Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Angel Clemons, USA Release S... More

US Army, STAFF Sergeant David Duncan, 2nd Ordnance (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Detachment, uses mud to help direct the hot plasma from the thermite hand grenade into the engine of the T55 Main-Battle Tank (MBT). Field artillery area, Camp Dobol, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Operation JOINT GUARD, 16 March 1997

US Army, STAFF Sergeant David Duncan, 2nd Ordnance (Explosive Ordnance...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Camp Dobal Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Angel Clemons, USA Release S... More

Sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 (EODMU3) in a Boston Whaler dive boat return to USS USS DENVER (LPD 9) well deck after conducting mine counter measure exercises Off the coast of southern California during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. Explosive ordnance disposal and mine clearing teams from the US, Austrailia and Canada are deployed with the USS DENVER. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 (EODMU3) in a B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Denver (LPD 9) Scene Major Command Shown: USS DENVER Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Nac) Jeff Viano, ... More

Engineman CHIEF Jeffry Carruth (left) and Boatswain Mate Second Class Melvis Selerino (right), both from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California, prepare their Zodiac boat for the initial search operations for remnants of the four 500 pound bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak

Engineman CHIEF Jeffry Carruth (left) and Boatswain Mate Second Class ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Release... More

Shot of Explosive Ordnance Disposal troops clearing an area to ensure it's clear of landmines and munitions in Kuwait. This image was used in the May 1998 issue of AIRMAN Magazine

Shot of Explosive Ordnance Disposal troops clearing an area to ensure ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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