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Soldiers to cycle 1,500 miles in first-ever charity ‘Tour de Troops’

By Ed Hanna

Twenty bomb disposal experts from the British Army are preparing to cover 1,500 miles by bike to raise funds for Felix Fund – the charity for those affected by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD).

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Royal Navy divers blow up WWII mine

By Sharon Black

A gigantic plume of water and mud was thrown up by a huge German mine, safely blown up by Royal Navy bomb disposal experts off the Kent coast after a delicate operation to remove it from a dredger.

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RAF bomb disposal officer’s Olympics safety role

By Sharon Black

An RAF bomb disposal officer has completed a six-month sabbatical working as the safety lead at Eton Dorney for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic rowing events.

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RAF bomb disposal team ‘makes safe’ Yorkshire beach

By Sharon Black

A team of RAF bomb disposal officers spent last week sweeping Mappleton Beach in Yorkshire ‘making safe’ devices which were uncovered by a dog walker.

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Royal Navy bomb disposal expert awarded for efforts in Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

A Royal Navy bomb disposal expert has been officially commended for his outstanding work training the Afghan National Army (ANA) to deal with deadly improvised explosive devices.

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UK bomb disposal specialists train Afghan soldiers

By Sharon Black

Members of the UK’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Search Task Force in Helmand are stepping back from their front line role to develop the Afghan National Army’s bomb disposal capability.

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Royal Navy blows up WWII mine

By Sharon Black

Royal Navy bomb disposal experts successfully blew up a huge German Second World War mine off the Essex coast on Tuesday 19 July 2011.

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Bomb disposal specialist wins hero award

By Sharon Black

An Army bomb disposal specialist who defused the greatest number of improvised explosive devices in one day during Op HERRICK 13 in Afghanistan has won the Forces Hero category of a Scottish newspaper’s ‘Our Heroes’ awards.

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Royal Navy divers dispose of three bombs in a day

By Sharon Black

Bomb disposal experts from HM Naval Base Clyde’s Northern Diving Group had a busy time of it recently when they were called out to three different bomb disposal tasks in a single day.

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Navy bomb disposal experts are Helmand-bound

By Sharon Black

Two Portsmouth-based Royal Navy explosives experts are heading to Afghanistan to help train the Afghan security forces in bomb disposal.

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Afghan villagers help British dispose of IED

By Sharon Black

British bomb disposal experts successfully disposed of a roadside bomb this week which had been brought to them by local villagers.

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Afghan villagers help British dispose of IED

By Sharon Black

British bomb disposal experts successfully disposed of a roadside bomb this week which had been brought to them by local villagers.

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Biggest British IED clearance transforms Helmand village

By Sharon Black

A village previously seen as a failure in the eyes of Helmand’s people has been retaken, regenerated and repopulated in an ongoing operation led by British paratroopers, supported by 80 bomb disposal specialists.

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Soldiers defuse record number of Taliban IEDs

By Sharon Black

A team of British Army bomb disposal specialists have found and rendered safe 12 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during one operation in Afghanistan.