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U.S. Marine Corps ordnance technicians with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 and Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 provide information about their military occupational specialty at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Dec. 21, 2022. Ordnance technicians arm aircraft with ammunition and ensure the aircraft is safe for flight. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Julia Cochrane)

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 fly a KC-130J Hercules and fire AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and AGM-176 Griffin missiles near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Aug. 25-31, 2022. VMGR-252 trained in close-air support by using the Harvest Hercules Airborne Weapons Kit. VMGR-252 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Christian Cortez) The music within this video production is copyright material used under license with De Wolfe Music USA, Inc. contract dated 1 May 2022.

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit is looking for highly qualified Marines to join the 2336 Military Occupational Specialty Field. Staff Sgt. Joseph Hect, an EOD technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, explains the mission of EOD and some of the different opportunities available to Marines who are ready to take on this challenge. Lateral move screenings will be held Aug. 29 - Sept. 1. Interested Marines can contact their career planner for more information. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Christian J. Lopez, Cpl. Noah Braswell and Lance Cpl. Tristen Reed)

U.S. Marine Corps and Royal Thai Armed Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians place ordnance for large scale detonation at Ta Mor Roi Training area during Humanitarian Mine Action EOD Level 3 in Surin Province, Thailand, Jul. 27, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train Thailand Mine Action Center students in EOD level 3 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMAC’s mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Moises Rodriguez)

Explosive ordnance disposal technicians with Marine Forces Special Operations Command and Air Force Special Operations Command conduct an EOD pre-deployment evaluation primer exercise alongside critical skills operators June 16-25, 2022. The primer tests all aspects of a technician’s knowledge and expertise needed to integrate with a special operations team while operating as the sole EOD tech in austere, politically sensitive, or hostile environments. EOD technicians assigned to MARSOC have completed Marine Special Operations Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal Level 1, which trains Fleet Marine Force EOD technicians in the knowledge and skills required to support the core tasks assigned to MARSOC as a special operations capability specialist. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Brennan Priest)

The Explosive Ordinance Disposal Military Occupational Speciality is a challenging and rewarding career opportunity for a select few. EOD is currently seeking qualified active-duty Marine Corporals and Sergeants for a lateral move into its community. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. John A. Martinez Jr.)

U.S. Marine Corps SSgt Sergio Mendoza, the Camp Mujuk Aviation Ordnance Quality Assurance Chief, shares his day to day experience in the ordnance field on Camp Mujuk, South Korea, March 18, 2022. As the Quality Assurance Chief, Mendoza is responsible for ensuring the safety, quality, storage and transportation of all munitions at the Pohang munitions storage area. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Vincent Pham)

FBI agents and U.S. Marine explosive ordnance disposal technicians learn to investigate large vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonation sites at Range 800 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, as part of the Large Vehicle Bomb Post Blast Analysis course, Jan. 24-27, 2022. The course focused on collecting attack-related material such as device components, casualty information and explosive residue following a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attack. Through post-blast analysis, EOD Marines can provide intelligence sections with the information needed to assess how an explosive threat was manufactured. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Daniel Medina and Cpl. Andrew Cortez)