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The White Falcon
January 11, 1980
EOD presentation
There will be a presentation
given by Explosive Ordnance Dis-
posal (EOD) personnel on Thursday
and Jan. 31 at 9 a.m. at the EOD
shop in Building T-800. All person-
nel interested in the EOD program
are invited to attend.
EOD Technicians are highly train-
ed men and women, who identify, ren-
der safe, and dispose of foreign and
domestic ordnance, including nuclear
weapons. Navy EOD detachments per-
form these tasks and maintain the
capability to operate at sea, in
coastal areas, and at shore instal-
lations throughout the world. They
also support other armed forces and
civilian authorities in the per-
formance of EOD missions. The
Navy's 350 EOD Technicians are clas-
sified in two skill classifications
reflecting basic EOD and parachute
qualifications.
Petty Officers in paygrades E-4
through E-6 or designated strikers,
30 years of age or less may volun-
teer for EOD training. Volunteers
must be mentally stable, mature, mo-
tivated, alert and able to cope with
operations conducted under field
conditions. Those who are medically
qualified, meet the administrative
requirements, and are capable of
passing the physical screening test
may submit a special request
(NAVPERS 1306/7) via their command
to Naval Military Personnel Command
Construction of
by SN Mary Reed
Since September of 1979 a re-
placement for the current Chow Hall
has undergone construction behind
enlisted barracks 761 and 744; as
the old is getting rundown.
The new Chow Hall will be for ev-
eryone, as was the old, and larger
as well.
With a suspended ceiling, an add-
itional 60 seat capacity, and exten-
sive new galley equipment, the new
dining facility will be quite an im-
provement over the old.
Advantages include new freezers,
a separate area exclusive to the
'speedliners', and an improved salad
bar.
Planning for the new galley began
in 1972. After the annual Public
Works' inspection for deficiencies
and future needs, the planning sec-
tion decided they had the dollars
necessary to expand the galley
space. The Commanding Officer at
the time thus ordered the contract
to be made for the project beginning
August, 1979. And, tentatively
speaking, completed February, 1981.
on Thursday
(NMPC—formerly BUPERS). Once the
request is approved, applicants are
ordered to the 39 week training
course.
Initial EOD training begins at
the EOD Chemical School, Redstone
Arsenal, Ala. Students receive
classroom and practical instruction
in the identification, render safe,
and disposal procedures for a wide
variety of chemical and biological
munitions. Daily physical condi-
tioning develops students for diver
training which occurs later in the
course. Upon completion of this
five week phase, students report to
Navy EOD School, Indian Head, Md.,
for 34 weeks of intensive study.
The course is taught in five
phases: The core phase, which is
the foundation for the rest of the
course, includes instruction in the
use of EOD publications, special
tools, explosive charges and prin-
ciples of applied physics. The
second, or ground phase, deals with
land mines, booby traps, and fusing
of launched or thrown ordnance.
Phase three (air ordnance) examines
ordnance launched from aircraft;
underwater and diving (phase four)
studies torpedoes, contact/influence
mines, and depth charges. The fifth
and final phase of training concerns
nuclear ordnance and associated
equipment.
If no construction delays occur,
such as the recent shipping strikes
which delay necessary building mat-
erials, the geothermally heated
PRC Stuart E. Eanes utilizes a metal
detector in order to detect foreign
objects. (Photo by PHAN Kevin Pen-
rod)
Photo by PHAN Kevin Penrod
building will be open for service
the spring of 1981. The old build-
ing will be turned over for the Navy
Broadcasting Service's (NBS) use.
new Chow Hall underway