The 767th EOD Prepares for Combat Assignment To Afghanistan

May 9, 2013 - PRLog -- The mission and role of Army Combat Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams and their companies is at an all time high with regard to deployment schedules and their much needed expertise in the field. As combat operations take on a different phase in Afghanistan with infantry and combat troops being relieved by civil affairs, police trained units with military police for example, the need for EOD units is on the increase. After many years of operations in Afghanistan, the United States is faced with dealing with the aftermath of war and destruction throughout the country and now is dealing with even bigger threats from unexploded ordnance, minefields and other destructive and very dangerous explosives strewn about the country’s landscape. From Kabul, to Bagram Airfield attacks, Kandahar, Kunduz, Alasay, Kamdesh, Wanat, and Musa Qala these battles and engagements left a variety of ordnance hidden beneath the sands and hills of Afghanistan which now need to be removed.

The role of the 767th EOD company with its complement of highly trained EOD techs have now been assigned the task of returning to Afghanistan to remove the threat of these IED devices and begin this labor intensive role. The 767th will be working closely with the 3rd SFG to assist in this large project. Additional details of their missions, timetables and overall scope of operations will not be disclosed. To better understand the focus and role of what a US Army EOD tech does one needs to better understand the full range of training and experience that is required to perform this highly skilled and dangerous job within the United States Army.

US Army explosive ordnance disposal specialists stand as the preeminent experts in explosives and tactics. They are trained and equipped to attack, defeat and exploit whenever possible unexploded live ordnance, IEDs also known as improvised explosive devices and weapons of mass destruction as well. The EOD technicians are trained in both Army schools as well as civilian academia so their skills sets can be developed and maintained utilizing the most current techniques when handling explosives. Their training allows them to deal with these threats in all climates and conditions. The USA Army categorizes some of the training and skill sets into areas that involve identifying and researching ordnance, work with advanced robotics and their use, maintenance and implementation of robotic devices in a combat environment, safely disposing of hazardous explosives using explosive means, and preparing and maintaining their tools and equipment and vehicles which are instrumental in doing their jobs.

United States Army EOD specialists prepare for this military occupation specialty by taking coursework specifically in areas related to fields involving basic electronics, and learning the fundamental of electricity, identification of hazards and identifying US made munitions as well as foreign explosives, the use of demolition materials, procedures and proper operations, and specific training with regard to chemical, biological ordnance and weapons also referred to as weapons of mass destruction. The soldiers of the US Army 767th EOD company have received this training and after several deployments with more underway are utilizing this rigorous training and putting it to work in Afghanistan.

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