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OROMOCTO, New Brunswick – British, Canadian and American military personnel participated in a Joint Tactical Inter-Operability Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) exercise. One could say that these soldiers, sailors and airmen get a bang out of their jobs. But joking aside, their mission is no laughing matter. NATO forces depend heavily on these specialists to deal with the immediate threat of explosive devices within their area of operations. Exercise READY HAMMER 06 was held from 25 September to 6 October. The aim of this second Canadian-hosted EOD exercise was to validate tools, tactics and standard operating procedures (SOP). "Our most important factor of the training is to make sure that our troops are ready to deploy into theatre and we are using lessons learned to ensure that they can be as safe as possible," said Petty Officer First Class (PO1) Andy Tiffin, a clearance diver with Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic), currently serving in Afghanistan. The exercise also allowed for exchanging tactical and technical information between the participating environments and nations dealing with both conventional EOD and Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD). Seven EOD teams practiced scenarios dealing with roadside IED, remote controlled IED, suicide bombers and convoy ambushes. "Combat is quite heavy in theatre right now and we just want to make sure they are prepared for that," said PO1 Tiffin. Article by Sergeant Todd Berry Photos by Sergeant Todd Berry and Pte Vincent Carbonneau
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