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UXO demolition needs steady hands

17/11/202321/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 746 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

A 500lb Mark 12 bomb is detonated inside a Hesco bunker in Nauru. Photo by Sergeant McAneney.

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Aussies blow WWII bomb in Nauru

27/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1783 Views 0 Comments Nauru, Operation Render Safe, UXO

Australian Army explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians have successfully detonated a WWII 500lb Mark 12 bomb in Nauru. CAPTION: A

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.

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Teamwork defuses threat from Nauru bomb

25/07/202325/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 891 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

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.

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Aussie EOD techs deal with UXO in Nauru

19/07/202321/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1177 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

Navy Clearance Diving Team One and NSW Maritime Police conduct diving operations to recover unexploded ordnance off the South Coast of NSW. Story by Lieutenant Emily Tinker. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski.

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Clearance divers remove 500lb bomb from Jervis Bay

03/02/202308/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2317 Views 1 Comment HMAS Creswell, Navy Clearance Diving Team One, UXO

Navy clearance divers have protected a marine park in the Jervis Bay area after removing and disposing of unexploded ordnance

Navy Clearance Dive Team One conduct a search for suspected unexploded ordnance found in the vicinity of the Ship Lift site at Darwin Harbour's East Arm. Photo by Leading Seaman Shane Cameron.

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Navy divers blow UXO in Darwin harbour

27/09/202230/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1334 Views 0 Comments Navy Clearance Diving Team One, UXO

A small team of Royal Australian Navy divers have rendered safe a popular commercial and recreational waterway in Darwin Harbour.

Defence explosive specialists successfully detonate marine hazard object on Newcastle Bay Beach, Cape York. Photo by Able Seaman Kayla Hayes.

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Navy destroys two UXOs in north Queensland

28/10/201627/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6437 Views 0 Comments unexploded ordnance, UXO, WWII mine

Royal Australian Navy Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving specialists from HMAS Gascoyne have safely disposed of suspected Second World War unexploded ordnance (UXO)