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EOD

Australian Army sappers from the 6th Engineer Support Regiment join in a Counter-Improvised Explosive Device course during the Joint Australian Training Team – Philippines program in Tarlac City, Philippines. Story by Captain Annie Richardson.
Asia Australian Army News 

Sappers get a blast out of shared training

29/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 656 Views 0 Comments 20th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), 6th Engineer Support Regiment, Armed Forces of the Philippines, EOD, Joint Australian Training Team – Philippines (JATT-P), mobile training team (MTT)

Under the beating sun in Tarlac City in the Philippines, Australian explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) specialists recently exchanged experience and

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Australian Army soldiers refuel a US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey at a refuelling point aviation during Operation Render Safe, Honiara, Solomon Islands. Story by Sergeant David Said. Photos by Corporal Sam Price.
Australian Army News Overseas 

Fuelling success in Solomons for petroleum operators

04/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1750 Views 1 Comment 10 Force Support Battalion, 9 Petroleum Platoon, EOD, Operation Render Safe, Solomon Islands, US Marines

A refuelling point aviation (RPA) has been deployed to Solomon Islands for the first time in support of Operation Render

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Australian Army Corporal Solomon Boyd and Royal Solomon Islands Police Force officer Tusa consolidate explosive remnants of war during Operation Render Safe, Munda, Solomon Islands. Story by Sergeant David Said. Photos by Corporal Sam Price.
ADF People Australian Army Overseas 

Soldier gets a blast from reaching his goal in Solomons

27/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 965 Views 0 Comments 20th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), 6th Engineer Support Regiment, EOD, Operation Render Safe, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, Solomon Islands

Corporal Solomon Boyd achieved his goal when he deployed as an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician for the first time

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News Royal Australian Air Force 

UXO demolition needs steady hands

17/11/202321/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1421 Views 0 Comments EOD, No. 65 Air Base Recovery Squadron, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), UXO

Disposing of unexploded ordnance (UXO) on an air weapons range is no small feat, and requires skilled technicians from across

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Australian Army explosive ordnance disposal technician Corporal Joel Macmillan, left, and Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Constable Armstrong Ragoso survey the coastline using metal detection equipment during Operation Render Safe, Nauru. Story by Captain Karam Louli. Photos by Corporal Sam Price.
Australian Army Pacific 

Constable puts training to test in Nauru

19/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1388 Views 0 Comments EOD, Nauru, Operation Render Safe, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF)

Vital explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) training that Constable Armstrong Regoso received from ADF specialists has come in handy during a

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From left, Army soldiers Lance Corporal Timothy Maloney and Private Liam McIvor, from the 9th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment, prepare to enter a building during joint training activities at Gallipoli Barracks, Queensland. Story and photo by Private Connor Morrison.
Australian Army News 

Infantry and engineers learn from each other

25/08/202328/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1401 Views 0 Comments 6th Engineer Support Regiment, 9th Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment, EOD, Gallipoli Barracks, Urban Operations Training Facility

Soldiers of the 9th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment (9RQR), and the 6th Engineer Support Regiment (6ESR) conducted a joint unit

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Australian Army explosive ordnance disposal technician Sergeant Haron Sarmiento after rendering safe a 500lb unexploded ordnance in Nauru. Story by Captain Karam Louli. Photo by Corporal Sam Price.
Australian Army News Pacific 

Teamwork defuses threat from Nauru bomb

25/07/202325/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2053 Views 0 Comments 6th Engineer Support Regiment, EOD, Nauru Police Force (NPF), Operation Render Safe, UXO

In a display of Pacific partner coordination, Army explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians have worked with Nauru authorities to render

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An Australian Army soldier from the 6th Engineer Support Regiment, assists in filling Hesco barriers for protective works during Operation Render Safe, Nauru. Story by Captain Karam Louli . Photo by Sergeant Jarrod McAneney.
Australian Army News Pacific Videos 

Aussie EOD techs deal with UXO in Nauru

19/07/202321/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1919 Views 0 Comments 6th Engineer Support Regiment, EOD, Operation Render Safe, UXO, WWII

A team of Australian Army explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) specialists are working with authorities in Nauru to render safe an

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Videos 

Interview with Sapper Andrew Main and Sprocket

14/11/201515/01/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2951 Views 0 Comments EOD, Explosive Detection Dogs, Military Working Dogs, Sapper

1 October 2012 Sapper Andrew Main explains how he an his explosive detection dog, Sprocket, go about their dangerous job

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