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Marines with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, conducted a counter improvised explosive device skills demonstration training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 1.
Marines learned information from eye-witness reporters about simulated threat situations in a training village. Sometimes the threat would include additional IEDs and even weapon caches.
All of the simulated IED scenarios EOD technicians conducted were based off real-world situations, explained Staff Sgt. Jake Locquiao, an explosive ordinance disposal technician with the unit.
“We are training our Marines to prepare them for the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa,” said Locquiao “The scenarios replicate some of the situations they may encounter if they are called in for an IED.”
Marines used an IED detector to sweep the area and assess the situations, identifying possible threats.
Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Key, a platoon sergeant with the unit, once responded to a call about a metal ping and it would turn out to be buried trash but on the way there he discovered two IEDs nobody else knew were there.
After the area was clear of the threat, Marines reported back to their team leaders for an assessment on their performance of the situation.
“We have completed a series of different IED training and ranges to get to this point,” said Key. “This was the culmination of running drills for the Marines to participate and fine tune what they have learned.”
| Date Taken: | 09.01.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 09.02.2016 11:15 |
| Story ID: | 208795 |
| Location: | CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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