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07-14-2017, 11:24 AM
Tyroc
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On this note, where do the SEALs fall in respect to EOD? They typically have "underwater demolitions" listed as skills or whatever - does that extend to EOD or is it just cutting steel/concrete related to beach obstacles and offshore rigs?
As far as I understand it, yes. The EOD and Special Warfare Communities have some overlap but SEAL demolitions training extends to blowing up not render safe. I like to think of it like this;
A trained SOF demolitions (or Sapper) can use their demolitions training to blow up any ordnance but only an EOD technician can diffuse it / render it safe for transportation, analysis and exploitation. By taking it apart and seeing how it works, it can tell the operator alot about the bomb maker (most of whom sometimes have a signature), things like where the components come from, is it made with chinese parts? or those common in Central Asia / Middle East? what type of explosive is being used? what kind of fuse? timers? placement? wires? that sort of thing.
All that information is rendered useless if you have someone who just detonates it to get rid of it.
Also, something to keep in mind is that not all the EOD services are the same. Zulu Delta wrote about this issue several pages back, Army and Marine EOD are ground based, USAF EOD are more geared towards the clearance of airways and the US nuclear arsenal (They also are part of the civil engineering community more than SOF). Only Navy EOD are geared for the type of missions the Joes would encounter.
Here's a link to a good document summmarizing the differences
http://calhoun.nps.edu/bitstream/han...pdf?sequence=1
and makes a case as to why EOD operators should be a part of any assault force in today's battlespace.
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