RM2J1RPRY–Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians within 53rd Ordnance Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group, practice various techniques during Special Operations Forces (SOF) Support Training (SST) in Yakima, Washington, 24 March, 2022. It is important for the EOD community to incorporate SOF support training so EOD techs can better understand their counterparts on the battlefield during deployments. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Apolonia Gaspar).
RME9W0MK–U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Buono, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 787th Ordnance Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, uses a remote control device to detonate expired and unserviceable explosives Oct. 15, 2014, near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanist
RM2M5M5CE–Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians within 53rd Ordnance Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group, practice various techniques during Special Operations Forces (SOF) Support Training (SST) in Yakima, Washington, 24 March, 2022. It is important for the EOD community to incorporate SOF support training so EOD techs can better understand their counterparts on the battlefield during deployments.
RMHEP019–A Soldier with 3rd Ordnance Battalion Explosive Ordnance Disposal, 71st Ord. Group EOD, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., examines unexploded ordnance during a certification exercise Nov. 18 on JBLM. The exercise was designed to mimic real world scenarios and test EOD personnel on their capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cody Quinn, 28th Public Affairs Detachment/Released) JBLM EOD trains for real world scenarios 141118-A-BX700-198
RMGC66BC–Mourners during the repatriation procession of three UK soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan, Captain Daniel Read, 31, of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, Corporal Lee Brownson, 30, and Rifleman Luke Farmer, 19, both of 3rd Battalion The Rifles, as it passes through the High Street of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire.
RMW0M6JA–U.S. Marines remove one of several cases of ordnance found in a weapons cache buried outside of Kharma, Iraq, on March 3, 2005. The Marines are from the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, attached to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and are engaged in security and stabilization operations in the Al Anbar Province, Iraq. (UPI Photo/Trevor R. Gift/Marines)
RMD3FNNW–(dpa) - A US marine of the 3rd Infantry Battalion practises shooting with live ammunition in Camp Coyote in Kuwait, Asia, 15 March 2003. More than 150,000 US and British soldiers are presently based in Kuwait's northern desert. According to the US Department of Defense, these soldiers are prepared to launch an attack on Iraq.
RF2EA09N9–U.S. Marines remove one of several cases of ordnance found in a weapons cache buried outside of Kharma, Iraq, on March 3, 2005. The Marines are from the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, attached to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and are engaged in security and stabilization operations in the Al Anbar Province, Iraq. DoD photo by Cpl. Trevor R. Gift, U.S. Marine Corps. Photo by Trevor R. Gift/DOD/ABACA
RMR1BPXA–Cardiff, UK. 11th November 2018. Remembrance Sunday, Centenary Armistice Day Commemorations at the Welsh National War Memorial in Cardiff. Credit Haydn Denman/Alamy Live News
RMKTP953–1st Lt. Mancinelli, an ordnance officer with 3rd Battalion, 159th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (ARB), 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), calls in fire support from AH-64 Apaches and Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush during an exercise on July 8, 2014, near Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The ARB, originally stationed in Germany under the 12th CAB, is deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom under the 42nd CAB, New York Army National Guard. (N.Y. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Harley Jelis/Released)
RM2GMC86X–A Soldier assigned to 24th Ordnance Company, 87th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, engages a target with an M240 machine gun at Fort Stewart, Georgia Sep. 17. The company conducted qualification on the M249 and M240 machine guns to certify gunners to operate the weapon systems. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Salgado, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs)
RME8A8W9–U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nathan Calhoun, an explosive ordnance disposal team leader with the 787th Ordnance Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, leads Sgt. 1st Class Robert Atchison, an operations sergeant with the 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 4t
RM2M5M5CF–Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians within 53rd Ordnance Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group, practice various techniques during Special Operations Forces (SOF) Support Training (SST) in Yakima, Washington, 24 March, 2022. It is important for the EOD community to incorporate SOF support training so EOD techs can better understand their counterparts on the battlefield during deployments.
RMHEP01A–A Soldier with 3rd Ordnance Battalion Explosive Ordinance Disposal, 71st Ord. Group EOD, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., marks and photographs unexploded ordnance during a certification exercise Nov. 18 on JBLM. The exercise was designed to mimic real world scenarios and test EOD personnel on their capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cody Quinn, 28th Public Affairs Detachment/Released) JBLM EOD trains for real world scenarios 141118-A-BX700-202
RMGC66C0–Mourners during the repatriation procession of three UK soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan, Captain Daniel Read, 31, of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, Corporal Lee Brownson, 30, and Rifleman Luke Farmer, 19, both of 3rd Battalion The Rifles, as it passes through the High Street of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire.
RMPK7AGC–Camp Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan. 10th Sep, 2018. Sgt. Scott N. Schaller walks back from X-raying a suitcase Sept. 5, 2018 at Camp Fuji, Japan. Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians use an X-ray to determine if they can safely inspect items. EOD Company Marines validated proficiency and prepared for worldwide mission deployment in support of III Marine Expeditionary Force by testing their ability to disable and dispose of explosives. Schaller, a native of Easton, Pennsylvania, is with EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance C
RMKTP952–1st Lt. Mancinelli, an ordnance officer with 3rd Battalion, 159th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (ARB), 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), calls in fire support from AH-64 Apaches and Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush during an exercise on July 8, 2014, near Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The ARB, originally stationed in Germany under the 12th CAB, is deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom under the 42nd CAB, New York Army National Guard. (N.Y. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Harley Jelis/Released)
RM2GMC87F–A Soldier assigned to 24th Ordnance Company, 87th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, engages a target with an M249 machine gun at Fort Stewart, Georgia Sep. 17. The company conducted qualification on the M249 and M240 machine guns to certify gunners to operate the weapon systems. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Laurissa Hodges, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs)
RMEJP5M1–Sgt. Robert Solesbee, a native of Corona, Calif., assigned to 710th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group, glances around at his surroundings, looking for potentially dangerous ordnance among the scrap metal at the Sheik Khalid scrap yard March 18. Spc. Laura Johnson
RM2M5M5AY–Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians within 53rd Ordnance Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group, practice various techniques during Special Operations Forces (SOF) Support Training (SST) in Yakima, Washington, 24 March, 2022. It is important for the EOD community to incorporate SOF support training so EOD techs can better understand their counterparts on the battlefield during deployments.
RMHEP014–A team leader with 3rd Ordnance Battalion Explosive Ordnance Disposal, 71st Ordnance Group EOD, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., interacts with a role-player during a certification exercise Nov. 18, on JBLM. The exercise was designed to mimic real-world scenarios and test EOD personnel on their capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cody Quinn, 28th Public Affairs Detachment/Released) JBLM EOD trains for real-world scenarios 141118-A-BX700-106
RMGC66BF–Mourners during the repatriation procession of three UK soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan, Captain Daniel Read, 31, of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, Corporal Lee Brownson, 30, and Rifleman Luke Farmer, 19, both of 3rd Battalion The Rifles, as it passes through the High Street of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire.
RMKTP951–1st Lt. Mancinelli, an ordnance officer with 3rd Battalion, 159th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (ARB), 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), calls in fire support from AH-64 Apaches and Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush during an exercise on July 8, 2014, near Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The ARB, originally stationed in Germany under the 12th CAB, is deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom under the 42nd CAB, New York Army National Guard. (N.Y. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Harley Jelis/Released)
RM2GMC87E–A Soldier assigned to 24th Ordnance Company, 87th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, engages a target with an M240 machine gun at Fort Stewart, Georgia Sep. 17. The company conducted qualification on the M249 and M240 machine guns to certify gunners to operate the weapon systems. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Salgado, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs)
RMFTEKY1–NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Feb. 13, 2015) Equipment Operator 3rd Class David Mortensen, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, operates a bulldozer to level the area where a Helicopter Landing Zone (HLZ) will be placed Feb. 13, 2015. The HLZ project, once finished, will assist in the bilateral training with the Spanish military, Explosive Ordnance Disposal and will not interfere with the main airstrip of Naval Station Rota. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael C. Barton/Released)
RM2M5M5C7–Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians within 53rd Ordnance Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group, practice various techniques during Special Operations Forces (SOF) Support Training (SST) in Yakima, Washington, 24 March, 2022. It is important for the EOD community to incorporate SOF support training so EOD techs can better understand their counterparts on the battlefield during deployments.
RMHEP018–Soldiers with 3rd Ordnance Battalion Explosive Ordnance Disposal, 71st Ord. Group EOD, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., search a field for unexploded ordnance during a certification exercise Nov. 18 on JBLM. The exercise was designed to mimic real world scenarios and test EOD personnel on their capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cody Quinn, 28th Public Affairs Detachment/Released) JBLM EOD trains for real world scenarios 141118-A-BX700-171
RMGC66BB–Mourners crowd around the hearses carrying the coffin's of three UK soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan, Captain Daniel Read, 31, of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, Corporal Lee Brownson, 30, and Rifleman Luke Farmer, 19, both of 3rd Battalion The Rifles, pause as they pass through the High Street of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire.
RMM5CB2Y–Instructor Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy VanStreain with the 13th Battalion, 100th Regiment teaches students in the 89B Ammunition Supply Course on Jan. 16, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 13th, 100th is an ordnance battalion that provides training and training support to Soldiers in the ordnance maintenance military occupational specialty (MOS) series. The unit, aligned under the 3rd Brigade, 94th Division of the 80th Training Command, has been at Fort McCoy since about 1995. (U.S. Army
RMWGRJ5P–Operators with Special Operations Command Australia join U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, during a training evolution as part of exercise HYDRACRAB in Santa Rita, Guam, Aug. 26, 2019. HYDRACRAB is a multilateral exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and Sailors with military service members from Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the participating Explosive Ordnance Disposal forces to operate as an integrated, capable, and effective allied force ready to operate in a changing and complex maritime environment throughou
RMF6B02A–U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Matthew Burke, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, instructs Cpl. Marvin Fernandez and Lance Cpl. Netanel Frankel, riflemen with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, SPMAGTF—CR—CC, during a demolition range in Southwest Asia, July 17, 2015. The Marines and Sailors of SPMAGTF-CR-CC provide the commander of USCENTCOM with a flexible, task-organized set of solutions to emerging crises within an area of responsibility spanning 20 countries. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl Leah Agl
RM2M5M5BN–Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians within 53rd Ordnance Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group, practice various techniques during Special Operations Forces (SOF) Support Training (SST) in Yakima, Washington, 24 March, 2022. It is important for the EOD community to incorporate SOF support training so EOD techs can better understand their counterparts on the battlefield during deployments.
RMHEM0WN–Sgt. Daniel Cummings, assigned to the 725th Ordnance Battalion at Fort Drum, N.Y., performs explosive ordnance disposal tape-and-line procedures during the EOD Team Leader Training Academy at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 6. The 3rd Ordnance Battalion hosted the 20th Support Command Team Leader Training Academy in order to provide prospective EOD team leaders and team members with realistic scenario-based leader training in a controlled environment. Soldiers train to become EOD leaders 496353
RMGC66CB–Friends of Rifleman Luke Farmer, line the street during the repatriation procession of three UK soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan, Captain Daniel Read, 31, of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, Corporal Lee Brownson, 30, and Rifleman Luke Farmer, 19, both of 3rd Battalion The Rifles, as it passes through the High Street of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire.
RMM5B0F5–Students complete a project in the 89B Advanced Leader Course, a course taught by the 13th Battalion, 100th Regiment, on Jan. 16, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 13th, 100th is an ordnance battalion that provides training and training support to Soldiers in the ordnance maintenance military occupational specialty series. The unit, aligned under the 3rd Brigade, 94th Division of the 80th Training Command, has been at Fort McCoy since about 1995. (U.S. Army
RMWGRHNG–U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, secure the beach for follow on forces from Special Operations Command Australia and U.S. Air Force 36th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal during a training evolution as part of exercise HYDRACRAB in Santa Rita, Guam, Aug. 26, 2019. HYDRACRAB is a multilateral exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and Sailors with military service members from Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the participating Explosive Ordnance Disposal forces to operate as an integrated, capable, a
RME5GYHP–U.S. Army Spc. Henry Coredero, center, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) specialist with the 787th EOD Company, 3rd EOD Batt
RM2M5M5BT–Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians within 53rd Ordnance Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group, practice various techniques during Special Operations Forces (SOF) Support Training (SST) in Yakima, Washington, 24 March, 2022. It is important for the EOD community to incorporate SOF support training so EOD techs can better understand their counterparts on the battlefield during deployments.
RMHEP017–A role-player with 3rd Ordnance Battalion Explosive Ordnance Disposal, 71st Ordnance Group EOD, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., points out an improvised explosive device to the drivers of an EOD robot during a certification exercise Nov. 18 on JBLM. The exercise was designed to mimic real-world scenarios and test EOD personnel on their capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cody Quinn, 28th Public Affairs Detachment/Released) JBLM EOD trains for real-world scenarios 141118-A-BX700-151
RMGC66B8–Lorraine Read wife of Captain Daniel Read, during the repatriation procession of three UK soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan, Captain Daniel Read, 31, of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, Corporal Lee Brownson, 30, and Rifleman Luke Farmer, 19, both of 3rd Battalion The Rifles, as it passes through the High Street of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire.
RMM5CAWC–Students complete a project in the 89B Advanced Leader Course, a course taught by the 13th Battalion, 100th Regiment, on Jan. 16, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 13th, 100th is an ordnance battalion that provides training and training support to Soldiers in the ordnance maintenance military occupational specialty series. The unit, aligned under the 3rd Brigade, 94th Division of the 80th Training Command, has been at Fort McCoy since about 1995. (U.S. Army
RMWGRHNN–U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, secure the beach for follow on forces from Special Operations Command Australia and U.S. Air Force 36th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal, during a training evolution as part of exercise HYDRACRAB in Santa Rita, Guam, Aug. 26, 2019. HYDRACRAB is a multilateral exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and Sailors with military service members from Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the participating Explosive Ordnance Disposal forces to operate as an integrated, capable,
RMEJG5TA–BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan March 10, 2009 -- Smoke rises over the sight of an IED detonated by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team during route clearing procedures on March 9. EOD works with Alpha Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Spartan, to ensure freedom of movement through the region. Sgt. Rob Frazier
RM2RC0P97–Left to right: Capt. R.G. Stoehr, Capt. Mark E. Smith, Lt. Col. H.J. Cookinham, Col. H.H. Stover, Maj. T.J. Wood, and Capt. W.R. Barnes, officers of the 3rd Pioneer Infantry, pose at the Field Ammunition Office, Ordnance Dept., 1st Army, Rampont, Meuse, France. Photo taken on 3-12-19 by Sgt. 101. Morris Fineberg. (Photograph number 42869)
RMHEP016–An explosive ordnance disposal robot driven by Soldiers of 3rd Ordnance Battalion EOD, 71st Ordnance Group EOD, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., makes its way toward an improvised explosive device site during a certification exercise Nov. 18 on JBLM. The exercise was designed to mimic real-world scenarios and test EOD personnel on their capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cody Quinn, 28th Public Affairs Detachment/Released) JBLM EOD trains for real-world scenarios 141118-A-BX700-139
RMGC66C3–Friends of Rifleman Luke Farmer, gather around the hearse carrying his coffin during the repatriation procession of three UK soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan, Captain Daniel Read, 31, of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, Corporal Lee Brownson, 30, and Rifleman Luke Farmer, 19, both of 3rd Battalion The Rifles, as it passes through the High Street of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire.
RMM5B0DT–Students complete a project in the 89B Advanced Leader Course, a course taught by the 13th Battalion, 100th Regiment, on Jan. 16, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 13th, 100th is an ordnance battalion that provides training and training support to Soldiers in the ordnance maintenance military occupational specialty series. The unit, aligned under the 3rd Brigade, 94th Division of the 80th Training Command, has been at Fort McCoy since about 1995. (U.S. Army
RMWCECHM–U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, and Sailors with Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit 5, execute a fast rope insert from a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during exercise HYDRACRAB in Santa Rita, Guam, Aug. 20, 2019. HYDRACRAB is a multilateral exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and Sailors with military service members from Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the participating Explosive Ordnance Disposal forces to operate as an integrated, capable, and effective allied force ready to operate in a changing and comple
RMFTEK3N–150107-M-WA276-052 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 7, 2015) Gunnery Sergeant Edward Lujan, an aviation ordnance chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads a 2.75-inch rocket in to a LAU-68 rocket pod attached to an AH-1W Cobra attack helicopter aboard USS Iwo Jima (LPD 7) Jan. 7, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group are conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Dani A. Zunun)
RM2M5M3Y6–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Stephen Orkiszewski, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conducts a pull-up during the physical fitness test as part of 3rd MLG's Iron Mike Screener at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 24, 2022. Sixteen service members were a part of the screener to be able to represent 3rd MLG for the annual Iron Mike Challenge at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, beginning May 7, 2022.
RMHEK0AR–Staff Sgt. Christopher Phelps an explosive ordnance disposal team leader prospect, assigned to 49th Ordnance Battalion at Fort Campbell, Ky., works on a Packbot 510 during the EOD Team Leader Training Academy at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 6. The 3rd Ordnance Battalion hosted the 20th Support Command Team Leader Training Academy in order to provide prospective EOD team leaders and team members with realistic scenario-based leader training in a controlled environment. Soldiers train to become EOD leaders 496349
RMGC66BM–Mourners gather around a banner dedicated to Captain Daniel Read during the repatriation procession of three UK soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan, Captain Daniel Read, 31, of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, Corporal Lee Brownson, 30, and Rifleman Luke Farmer, 19, both of 3rd Battalion The Rifles, as it passes through the High Street of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire.
RMM5CB1M–Students complete a project in the 89B Advanced Leader Course, a course taught by the 13th Battalion, 100th Regiment, on Jan. 16, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 13th, 100th is an ordnance battalion that provides training and training support to Soldiers in the ordnance maintenance military occupational specialty series. The unit, aligned under the 3rd Brigade, 94th Division of the 80th Training Command, has been at Fort McCoy since about 1995. (U.S. Army
RMWCECGX–U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, and Sailors with Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit 5, ride on 2 MH-60S Seahawk helicopters during exercise HYDRACRAB in Santa Rita, Guam, Aug. 20, 2019. HYDRACRAB is a multilateral exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and Sailors with military service members from Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the participating Explosive Ordnance Disposal forces to operate as an integrated, capable, and effective allied force ready to operate in a changing and complex maritime environment
RMFTEK3J–150107-M-WA276-050 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 7, 2015) Corporal Stephen Cusson, an aviation ordnance technician assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads a 2.75-inch rocket in to a LAU-68 rocket pod attached to an AH-1W Cobra attack helicopter aboard USS Iwo Jima (LPD 7) Jan. 7, 2015. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group are conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Dani A. Zunun/Released)
RM2MA7MF4–060115-M-7772K-043. [Complete] Scene Caption: Rockets, mortars, and bags of repellant, found buried in the outskirts of the city were found by an interpreter, working with Marines from 2d Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1ST Marine. The weapons were then stacked by the Marines and by Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6 and then destroyed with C-4. 2d Marine Division is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to conduct counter-insurgency operations to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces; support the continued development of Iraqi Security Force; support Iraq
RMHEK0AW–Pfc. John Simmons an explosive ordnance disposal team member assigned to the 553rd Ordnance Battalion at Yakima Training Center, Wash., plugs in the remote for a Packbot 510 during the EOD Team Leader Training Academy at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 6. The 3rd Ordnance Battalion hosted the 20th Support Command Team Leader Training Academy in order to provide prospective EOD team leaders and team members with realistic scenario-based leader training in a controlled environment. Soldiers train to become EOD leaders 496351
RMGC66BT–Friends of Rifleman Luke Farmer, gather round the hearse carrying his coffin during the repatriation procession of three UK soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan, Captain Daniel Read, 31, of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, Corporal Lee Brownson, 30, and Rifleman Luke Farmer, 19, both of 3rd Battalion The Rifles, as it passes through the High Street of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire.
RMM5CB4W–Students complete a project in the 89B Advanced Leader Course, a course taught by the 13th Battalion, 100th Regiment, on Jan. 16, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 13th, 100th is an ordnance battalion that provides training and training support to Soldiers in the ordnance maintenance military occupational specialty series. The unit, aligned under the 3rd Brigade, 94th Division of the 80th Training Command, has been at Fort McCoy since about 1995. (U.S. Army
RMWCECH1–U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, conduct helicopter rope suspension training from a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during exercise HYDRACRAB in Santa Rita, Guam, Aug. 19, 2019. HYDRACRAB is a multilateral exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and Sailors with military service members from Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the participating Explosive Ordnance Disposal forces to operate as an integrated, capable, and effective allied force ready to operate in a changing and complex maritime environment throughout the Indo-P
RMEJG743–South Dakota Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Adam Holen, 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, of Volga, S.D., operates a rough terrain container handler to place a container onto the back of a palletized load system with the guidance from Maryland Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jim Blakeley,1129th Transportation Company, at Kandahar Airfield, Oct. 8, 2013. The 152nd CSSB is working to not only sustain the four transportation units and ordnance company they manage at Kandahar Airfield, they are also helping units in Regional Command-South drawdown equipment. U.S. Army National Guard photo
RM2MA7MEB–060115-M-7772K-062. [Complete] Scene Caption: Rockets, mortars, and bags of repellant, found buried in the outskirts of the city were found by an interpreter, working with Marines from 2d Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1ST Marine. The weapons were then stacked by the Marines and by Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6 and then destroyed with C-4. 2d Marine Division is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to conduct counter-insurgency operations to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces; support the continued development of Iraqi Security Force; support Iraq
RMHEK0AT–Staff Sgt. Christopher Phelps an explosive ordnance disposal team leader prospect, assigned to 49th Ordnance Battalion at Fort Campbell, Ky., works on a Packbot 510 during the EOD Team Leader Training Academy at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 6. The 3rd Ordnance Battalion hosted the 20th Support Command Team Leader Training Academy in order to provide prospective EOD team leaders and team members with realistic scenario-based leader training in a controlled environment. Soldiers train to become EOD leaders 496350
RMGC66C4–Friends of Rifleman Luke Farmer, gather around the hearse carrying his coffin during the repatriation procession of three UK soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan, Captain Daniel Read, 31, of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, Corporal Lee Brownson, 30, and Rifleman Luke Farmer, 19, both of 3rd Battalion The Rifles, as it passes through the High Street of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire.
RMM5B0EN–Students complete a project in the 89B Advanced Leader Course, a course taught by the 13th Battalion, 100th Regiment, on Jan. 16, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 13th, 100th is an ordnance battalion that provides training and training support to Soldiers in the ordnance maintenance military occupational specialty series. The unit, aligned under the 3rd Brigade, 94th Division of the 80th Training Command, has been at Fort McCoy since about 1995. (U.S. Army
RMWCECH9–U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, conduct helicopter rope suspension training from a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during exercise HYDRACRAB in Santa Rita, Guam, Aug. 19, 2019. HYDRACRAB is a multilateral exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and Sailors with military service members from Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the participating Explosive Ordnance Disposal forces to operate as an integrated, capable, and effective allied force ready to operate in a changing and complex maritime environment throughout the Indo-P
RMFTDE64–150626-M-YH418-012: VOLOS, Greece (June 26, 2015) – Staff Sgt. Jeff Stockton, center, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), gives a class on different types of IEDs to a group of Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Greek Marines with the 521st Marine Battalion at a training site near Volos, Greece, June 26, 2015 as part of a bilateral training exercise. The 24th MEU is embarked on the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting naval opera
RM2MA7MEY–060115-M-7772K-061. [Complete] Scene Caption: Rockets, mortars, and bags of repellant, found buried in the outskirts of the city were found by an interpreter, working with Marines from 2d Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1ST Marine. The weapons were then stacked by the Marines and by Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6 and then destroyed with C-4. 2d Marine Division is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to conduct counter-insurgency operations to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces; support the continued development of Iraqi Security Force; support Iraq
RMHEK0AX–Pfc. John Simmons (left) an explosive ordnance disposal team member assigned to the 553rd Ordnance Battalion at Yakima Training Center, Wash., and Sgt. Tim Guild (right) a prospective EOD team leader control a Packbot 510 during the EOD Team Leader Training Academy at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 6. The 3rd Ordnance Battalion hosted the 20th Support Command Team Leader Training Academy in order to provide prospective EOD team leaders and team members with realistic scenario-based leader training in a controlled environment. Soldiers train to become EOD leaders 496352
RMGC66CE–Flowers lay on the road after the repatriation procession of three UK soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan, Captain Daniel Read, 31, of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, Corporal Lee Brownson, 30, and Rifleman Luke Farmer, 19, both of 3rd Battalion The Rifles, through the High Street of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire. The sign is opened to reveal the text each time a repatriation takes place.
RMM5CAX8–Students complete a project in the 89B Advanced Leader Course, a course taught by the 13th Battalion, 100th Regiment, on Jan. 16, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 13th, 100th is an ordnance battalion that provides training and training support to Soldiers in the ordnance maintenance military occupational specialty series. The unit, aligned under the 3rd Brigade, 94th Division of the 80th Training Command, has been at Fort McCoy since about 1995. (U.S. Army
RMWDY7C6–190828-N-QL471-1396 SANTA RITA, Guam (Aug. 28, 2019) U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division and New Zealand sailors, assigned to Her Majesty’s New Zealand Ship Matataua, conduct tactical maneuvering techniques during a direct-action tactical maneuvering training evolution as part of Exercise HYDRACRAB. HYDRACRAB is a quadrilateral exercise conducted by forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and U.S. Naval forces. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the participating Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) forces to operate as an integrated, capable, a
RMFTDE5X–150626-M-YH418-004: VOLOS, Greece (June 26, 2015) - Sergeant James Knox, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), gives a class on identifying IEDs to Greek Marines with the 521st Marine Battalion at a training site near Volos, Greece, June 26, 2015,as part of a bilateral training exercise . The 24th MEU is embarked on the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michale
RM2MA7MDA–060115-M-7772K-060. [Complete] Scene Caption: Rockets, mortars, and bags of repellant, found buried in the outskirts of the city were found by an interpreter, working with Marines from 2d Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1ST Marine. The weapons were then stacked by the Marines and by Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6 and then destroyed with C-4. 2d Marine Division is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to conduct counter-insurgency operations to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces; support the continued development of Iraqi Security Force; support Iraq
RMJ2RBR4–U.S. Army 1st Lt. Peter Keiser, 759th Ordnance Company (EOD), 3rd Ordnance Battalion (EOD), 71st Ordnance Group (EOD), ensures the path is clear during the CBRNE Leaders Course squad movement training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Wash., April 22, 2017. The CBRNE Leaders Course is designed to create adaptable leaders capable of combating chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive hazards in both permissive and non-permissive environments around the world. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kalie Jones)
RMGC66BD–An official police road sign informing the public and motorists of the repatriation procession of three UK soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan, Captain Daniel Read, 31, of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, Corporal Lee Brownson, 30, and Rifleman Luke Farmer, 19, both of 3rd Battalion The Rifles, through the High Street of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire. The sign is opened to reveal the text each time a repatriation takes place.
RMM5CAXB–Students complete a project in the 89B Advanced Leader Course, a course taught by the 13th Battalion, 100th Regiment, on Jan. 16, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 13th, 100th is an ordnance battalion that provides training and training support to Soldiers in the ordnance maintenance military occupational specialty series. The unit, aligned under the 3rd Brigade, 94th Division of the 80th Training Command, has been at Fort McCoy since about 1995. (U.S. Army
RMWCEC8M–190827-N-QL471-1011 SANTA RITA, Guam (Aug. 27, 2019) MH-60S Seahawk helicopters, attached to the “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, carry U.S. Marines, assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division and 3rd Marine Division, Explosive Ordnance Disposal 1st Platoon, and members of Her Majesty’s New Zealand Ship Matataua (HMNZS Matataua) during a helocasting subject matter expert knowledge exchange as part of Exercise HYDRACRAB. HYDRACRAB is a quadrilateral exercise conducted by forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and U.S. Naval forces. The purpos
RM2MA7MF8–060115-M-7772K-040. [Complete] Scene Caption: Rockets, mortars, and bags of repellant, found buried in the outskirts of the city were found by an interpreter, working with Marines from 2d Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1ST Marine. The weapons were then stacked by the Marines and by Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6 and then destroyed with C-4. 2d Marine Division is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to conduct counter-insurgency operations to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces; support the continued development of Iraqi Security Force; support Iraq
RMHEJX2N–Sgt. Robert Solesbee, a native of Corona, Calif., assigned to 710th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group, glances around at his surroundings, looking for potentially dangerous ordnance among the scrap metal at the Sheik Khalid scrap yard March 18. Photo by Spc. Laura Johnson Flickr - The U.S. Army - Sheik Khalid scrap yard
RMGC66BY–Repatriation of fallen soldiers
RMM5CB0E–Students complete a project in the 89B Advanced Leader Course, a course taught by the 13th Battalion, 100th Regiment, on Jan. 16, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 13th, 100th is an ordnance battalion that provides training and training support to Soldiers in the ordnance maintenance military occupational specialty series. The unit, aligned under the 3rd Brigade, 94th Division of the 80th Training Command, has been at Fort McCoy since about 1995. (U.S. Army
RMWCEC96–190827-N-QL471-1013 SANTA RITA, Guam (Aug. 27, 2019) MH-60S Seahawk helicopters, attached to the “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, carry U.S. Marines, assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division and 3rd Marine Division, Explosive Ordnance Disposal 1st Platoon, and members of Her Majesty’s New Zealand Ship Matataua (HMNZS Matataua) during a helocasting subject matter expert knowledge exchange as part of Exercise HYDRACRAB. HYDRACRAB is a quadrilateral exercise conducted by forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and U.S. Naval forces. The purpos
RM2MA7MDD–060115-M-7772K-044. [Complete] Scene Caption: Rockets, mortars, and bags of repellant, found buried in the outskirts of the city were found by an interpreter, working with Marines from 2d Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1ST Marine. The weapons were then stacked by the Marines and by Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6 and then destroyed with C-4. 2d Marine Division is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to conduct counter-insurgency operations to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces; support the continued development of Iraqi Security Force; support Iraq
RMHEKYT1–U.S. Army soldiers from 759th Ordnance Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group and Marines from the 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 7th Engineer Battalion carefully ready unexploded ordnance for disposal during a joint range clearance operation at Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 24–27. As a result of the National Training Center training area being used as an anti-tank, rocket and tank range, from 1940–1980, a significant number of unexploded ordnances has accumulated in the training area. Army, Marines Corp EOD clear ordnance at NTC 484220
RMGC66BP–Repatriation of fallen soldiers
RMM5CAWW–Students complete a project in the 89B Advanced Leader Course, a course taught by the 13th Battalion, 100th Regiment, on Jan. 16, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 13th, 100th is an ordnance battalion that provides training and training support to Soldiers in the ordnance maintenance military occupational specialty series. The unit, aligned under the 3rd Brigade, 94th Division of the 80th Training Command, has been at Fort McCoy since about 1995. (U.S. Army
RM2HAKK8F–U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, fire an M777A2 Howitzer during Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a sub-event of Integrated Training Exercise 1-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 1, 2021. FSCEX is designed to challenge the Marine Air Ground Task Force, other U.S. Forces and partner nations military’s ability to coordinate a wide range of high caliber and explosive ordnance from multiple ground and air platforms, ensuring success on a modern battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Pedro Arroyo
RM2MA7MER–060115-M-7772K-041. [Complete] Scene Caption: Rockets, mortars, and bags of repellant, found buried in the outskirts of the city were found by an interpreter, working with Marines from 2d Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1ST Marine. The weapons were then stacked by the Marines and by Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6 and then destroyed with C-4. 2d Marine Division is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to conduct counter-insurgency operations to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces; support the continued development of Iraqi Security Force; support Iraq
RM2WWR46R–U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Charles Price, the first sergeant of 8th Ordnance Company, 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, presents arms during a casing ceremony on Fort Liberty, N.C., Feb. 27, 2024. The national anthem playing signifies that service to the American people, the Nation and the Constitution is an inherent part of casing the guidon. Army
RMGC66C5–Repatriation of fallen soldiers
RMM5CAY8–Students complete a project in the 89B Advanced Leader Course, a course taught by the 13th Battalion, 100th Regiment, on Jan. 16, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 13th, 100th is an ordnance battalion that provides training and training support to Soldiers in the ordnance maintenance military occupational specialty series. The unit, aligned under the 3rd Brigade, 94th Division of the 80th Training Command, has been at Fort McCoy since about 1995. (U.S. Army
RM2HAKK85–U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, fire an M777A2 Howitzer during Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a sub-event of Integrated Training Exercise 1-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 1, 2021. FSCEX is designed to challenge the Marine Air Ground Task Force, other U.S. Forces and partner nations military’s ability to coordinate a wide range of high caliber and explosive ordnance from multiple ground and air platforms, ensuring success on a modern battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Pedro Arroyo
RM2MA7MEM–060115-M-7772K-020. [Complete] Scene Caption: Rockets, mortars, and bags of repellant, found buried in the outskirts of the city were found by an interpreter, working with Marines from 2d Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1ST Marine. The weapons were then stacked by the Marines and by Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6 and then destroyed with C-4. 2d Marine Division is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to conduct counter-insurgency operations to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces; support the continued development of Iraqi Security Force; support Iraq
RM2NWT7YY–Officers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Ordnance School analyze metal used for manufacturing by U.S. Marines with 3rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Group (Experimental), at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 19, 2023. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEF’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.
RMGC66BX–Repatriation of fallen soldiers
RMM5CAYB–Students complete a project in the 89B Advanced Leader Course, a course taught by the 13th Battalion, 100th Regiment, on Jan. 16, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 13th, 100th is an ordnance battalion that provides training and training support to Soldiers in the ordnance maintenance military occupational specialty series. The unit, aligned under the 3rd Brigade, 94th Division of the 80th Training Command, has been at Fort McCoy since about 1995. (U.S. Army
RM2HAKK8Y–U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, load an M777A2 Howitzer during Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a sub-event of Integrated Training Exercise 1-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 1, 2021. FSCEX is designed to challenge the Marine Air Ground Task Force, other U.S. Forces and partner nations military’s ability to coordinate a wide range of high caliber and explosive ordnance from multiple ground and air platforms, ensuring success on a modern battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Pedro Arroyo
RM2MA7MDB–060115-M-7772K-058. [Complete] Scene Caption: Rockets, mortars, and bags of repellant, found buried in the outskirts of the city were found by an interpreter, working with Marines from 2d Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1ST Marine. The weapons were then stacked by the Marines and by Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6 and then destroyed with C-4. 2d Marine Division is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to conduct counter-insurgency operations to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces; support the continued development of Iraqi Security Force; support Iraq
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