Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) operations

Explosive detection and disposal should be conducted in pairs to maintain safety and awareness.

Team roles:

Focus role

• Works closest to the hazard
• Conducts detection, marking, or defusal

Alert role

• Maintains situational awareness
• Prevents others entering the danger area
• Supports and guides the focus operator

Both members should remain within visual and audible range.

During lane clearing:

• The focus role leads and handles hazards
• The alert role maintains spacing, marks the cleared route, and monitors for threats

If contact occurs, stop work immediately and withdraw together.

When attached to larger elements, EOD personnel should operate under cover or overwatch.

• Open the mine detector panel
• Activate the mine detector
• While walking, cover the entire area by sweeping the mine detector over every object

• Ensure the surrounding area is cleared in case the explosive device detonates
• Disarm the explosive device using a defusal kit or another specialized tool (IEDD Only)
• Recover the disarmed explosive device

• Use remote detonation of explosives only when it is the most effective solution and fits within
  ROE.
• Ensure the surrounding area is cleared so that the explosive device can detonate without causing injuries or property damage
• Detonate the explosive device by either:
  • Planting a small charge next to it and detonating it
  • Shooting it

• Use a red diamond to mark a danger area
• Use a green cross to mark a safe area
• Apply a green cross or diamond to over a red cross or diamond after the area it marked as dangerous has been made safe
• Update markers as the area's status changes