20th CBRNE Command

A U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion confronts and defeats unexploded ordnance during domestic response missions across the eastern United States. Army EOD technicians from the 192nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD) support local, state and Federal civil authorities from east of the Mississippi River and north from South Carolina to Maine. Some missions require the EOD technicians to take on ordnance found in history books. Read full story: https://lnkd.in/gjP2ZUVc #UXO #EOD #MakingaDifference #FreedomsGuardian #LibertyWeDefend

#ICYMI Capt. William R. Hartman, a current operations officer for the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command, received his Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge during a ceremony on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Nov. 15. Hartman, a 10-year veteran and a native of Reading, Pennsylvania, was accompanied by his wife and their three children. Please join us in congratulating the entire Hartman family. #BeAllYouCanBe #EOD #LibertyWeDefend

The command chief warrant officer for the U.S. military’s premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) command was promoted to chief warrant officer 4 on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Nov. 15. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Victoria RamageGarcia pinned on her current rank during a widely attended ceremony at the 20th CBRNE Command Headquarters. RamageGarcia is the second command chief warrant officer in the 20-year history of the 20th CBRNE Command. Read full story: https://lnkd.in/eRfNkQhU #Leadership #BeAllYouCanBe #MakingaDifference #FreedomsGuardian #LibertyWeDefend

U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal officers from the 55th Ordnance Company (EOD) paid tribute to fallen EOD heroes at Arlington National Cemetery, Nov. 1. Capt. Caroline C. Hamann, the commanding officer of the 55th EOD Company, and 1st Lt. Madison E. Faust, the 55th EOD Company operations officer, placed flowers on the graves of fallen EOD heroes and placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Fort Belvoir, Virginia-based 55th EOD Company “VIPpers” are part of the 192nd EOD Battalion, 52nd EOD Group and 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command, the U.S. military’s premier multifunctional and deployable CBRNE formation. Read full story: https://lnkd.in/ekKRdKWc #HonorThem #EOD #LibertyWeDefend

A Soldier who was born in Uruguay and grew up in the Spanish Canary Islands before moving to the United States welcomed the opportunity to lead and serve in a U.S. Army chemical company. Sgt. Micaela Rodriguez currently serves as the assistant squad leader in the 2nd Squad, 3rd Hazard Assessment Platoon, in the 21st Chemical Company. Rodriguez graduated with honors from Fitchburg State University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice sciences before joining the Army in 2021. Read full story: https://lnkd.in/ebPJbPe6 #Leadership #BeAllYouCanBe #MakingaDifference #FreedomsGuardian #LibertyWeDefend

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The senior Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician in the U.S. Army encourages anyone who discovers something that might be an unexploded bomb to call in the bomb squad. Command Sgt. Maj. Dave Silva, the senior enlisted leader for the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command and the senior EOD tech in the U.S. Army, has responded to hundreds of unexploded ordnance calls during his 28 years as an EOD tech. A Master EOD technician who has deployed seven times and served in Iraq and Afghanistan, Silva said unexploded ordnance can be found just about anywhere. Read full story: https://lnkd.in/ehJYfCFq #UXO #EOD #bombtechs #FreedomsGuardian #LibertyWeDefend

Lt. Col. Jeffrey M. Wilson, the Assistant Chief of Staff of Communications (G6) for the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command, hosted a communications forum at the headquarters, Oct. 21 – 24. Signal Soldiers from the 20th’s major subordinate commands participated in the week-long communications forum to build relationships and address mission readiness. The 20th CBRNE Command has units spread across 16 states and 19 installations, so meeting with the Soldiers face-to-face to get their perspective in addressing operational readiness is extremely beneficial, according to Wilson. Soldiers met with command staff and attended classes with the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, the Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications, and Network (PEO C3N) and the Mission Command Center of Excellence. #Readiness #USArmySignalCorps #FreedomsGuardian #LibertyWeDefend

A U.S. Army Human Resources officer was recognized for supporting Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians stationed in Washington state, California and Texas. 1st Lt. Luis M. Ortiz, the Human Resources officer (S1) for the 3rd Ordnance Battalion (EOD), was selected as the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command Adjutant General Officer of the Year. Ortiz attributed his success to the Soldiers in the 3rd EOD Battalion S1 office. Read full story: https://lnkd.in/eDjGVAji #Nighthawks #MakingaDifference #BeAllYouCanBe #FreedomsGuardian #LibertyWeDefend

A deployable U.S. Army medical laboratory officially changed its name to reflect its global laboratory mission. The 1st Area Medical Laboratory was renamed the 1st Global Field Medical Laboratory on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Oct. 16. Soldiers from the 1st Global Field Medical Laboratory perform surveillance, laboratory testing and health hazard assessments of environmental, occupational, endemic disease and CBRNE threats to support force protection and Weapons of Mass Destruction missions. Read full story: https://lnkd.in/ekXrdg_8 #LabDragons #1stGFML #DragonMedics #FreedomsGuardian #LibertyWeDefend