By Walter T. Ham IV
PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE, Fla. ā U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians trained for explosive clearance operations designed to support remote airfield operations during island hopping missions against a near-peer adversary.
Army EOD technicians from the 38th Ordnance Company (EOD) trained with EOD Airmen during Joint Operation Island Hopper on Patrick Space Force Base in Florida.
The joint service EOD airfield clearance operations training supports the U.S. Air Force strategy of agile combat employment by enabling air operations from smaller, dispersed and remote island airfields in a fight against a near-peer adversary…
