(USN Misc) US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians render safe all types of ordnance, including improvised, chemical, biological, and nuclear. They perform land and underwater location, identification, render-safe, and recovery (or disposal) of foreign and domestic ordnance. They conduct demolition of hazardous munitions, pyrotechnics, and retrograde explosives using detonation and burning techniques. They forward deploy and fully integrate with the various Combatant Commanders, Special Operations Forces (SOF), and various warfare units within the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Army. This is the white version of their bullet patch that says NAVY EOD (top) / AIR OPERATIONS (bottom) and does not come with velcro attached.
