Special Operations EOD
EOD integration into special operations has become a requirement on the battlefield today. The SOE course is designed to provide an advance level of training for EOD technicians in support of special operations. This course is designed around decades of EOD experience in training and operations supporting special operations units.
The SOE course is 10 days in length consisting of more than 70% practical training which promotes maximum retention of information and increases experience. This training will provide EOD Operators with the opportunity to refine skill sets to support missions in dynamic and challenging operational environments to continue the fight against Global terrorism.
Training Topics
- Threat Assessment in Special Operations environments
- EOD Special Operations Philosophy
- EOD Mission Planning considerations
- Advance IED electronics
- IED circuit diagnostics and defeat
- Immediate Action considerations
- Dynamic disruption and X-ray techniques
- Booby-trap recognition, locating, avoidance and disablement
- Special Operations EOD equipment
- Combat Exploitation
Course Deliverables
- Four instructors and 10 days of instruction
- Student guides and CD-ROM (electronic handout of reference material and student guide)
- Zero Point REF (Rapid EOD facts) Sheets
- E-Kit (Electronics Tool Kit)
- All required representative training devices
- Electronic components and circuit boards
- All required dynamic tool containers and disruptor rounds
