MAJ Percy Rhone served as commander of the 710th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company in Tikrit, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this December 2010 interview, MAJ Rhone discusses the evolution of EOD,...
Lieutenant Commander Michael Runkle, a US Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) officer, commanded a detachment from Mobile Unit Two under the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) onboard the USS Bataan and around Kandahar, Afghanistan from...
From April through November 2002 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan, Major Thomas Gravlee commanded the 763rd Ordnance Company (EOD). In this interview, he discusses the diverse range of explosive ordnance disposal missions his...
In this interview, MAJ Jarrod Lampier, US Army, EOD, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Company Commander/EOD Advisor in 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Lampier discusses his experience with route clearance missions and...
Lieutenant Commander Michael Runkle, an explosive ordnance demolition (EOD) officer for the US Navy, commanded an EOD task unit within Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines on Zamboanga from November 2005 through January 2006 in support...
In this interview, MAJ Greg Hirschey, US Army, Ordnance, discusses his deployment to Iraq as Company Commander of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) in 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Hirschey discusses his first reaction...