provide a video from the net showing a military or civilian bomb squad in action and detail what is happening or on the content of what they are doing.
Provide commentary on a EOD or Bomb Squad video you have found. Please make sure it is in bounds as far as taste and that it fits the course topic.
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Good evening class,
For this week’s assignment we had to find a video of EOD in action, for this assignment I chose a video of Philippine EOD detonating ordnance recovered from the battle of Marawi. The Battle of Marawi (or Siege of Marawi) began May 23, 2017 and ended October 23, 2017. Prior to the Battle of Marawi ISIL had occupied the city of Marawi.
After the Battle of Marawi Philippine Government forces defeated ISIL and regained control of the city of Marawi.
In this video Philippine Government forces, use an excavator to dig a hole to bury ordnance recovered from the Marawi, then detonate the ordnance. The purpose of burying the ordnance is that the dirt is able to dissipate a large amount of the energy released from the detonation of the ordnance, it also greatly reduces the velocity of any shrapnel that may come from the ordnance. One important takeaway from this video is that regardless of what technological advancements there may be in the field of EOD sometimes you have to revert to the basics to handle a situation (although budgetary constraints may be an issue for units with less funding). This emphasis on the basics holds true in many fields, in the Special Operations community, many of the “advanced TTPs” that are used are either a continuation of the basics or basics refined through repetition. This video shows that just like in SOF, EOD techs will get the job done with whatever is the most appropriate tool available for the job.
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