Operations Specialist First Class Sean McNamara launches the Mk 18 Mod 2 Kingfish for an initial underwater survey of Sweeper Cove on Adak Island in the Alaska’s Aleutian chain. EODMU 1 is providing ...
An MH-53 Sea Dragon assigned to the ‘Vanguards’ of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14 prepares to deploy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to EOD Mobile Unit (EODMU) ...
A Navy explosive ordnance expert who earlier this year was put forward to discuss the type of mine that tore through a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz has been relieved of command. Cmdr.
Explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the U.S. Navy participate in a live bottom mine contact charge demonstration during IWOTO 2019 on ...
Keenan Skelly, an EOD veteran and an executive at Circadence gives women skills on working on a male-dominated field. Military Times © 2026 ...
The military’s use of explosive ordnance disposal units to protect dignitaries at home and abroad has more than doubled in the past decade, but the Department of Defense hasn’t taken those missions ...
Special Boat Team 12 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5 sailors fast rope from a MH-60S Sea Hawk to the flight deck of the guided-missile cruiser Antietam during Sept. 30 training in the ...
The U.S. Navy is considering going to a longer training cycle for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) sailors, which could feature shorter deployments to potentially give them more time at home. The ...