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FMI 3-34.119 - Soldier Support Institute - U.S. Army

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Chapter 5EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL UNITS (ALL SERVICES)5-23. EOD companies are on call 24 hours a day to provide emergency response teams in support ofmilitary missions, public safety, and law enforcement authorities at the federal, state, and municipal level.Each company can field 5 to 7 response teams depending on the manning configuration of the teams andthe mission requirements. Each team is matched with a tailored equipment set and vehicle. Teams withequipment can be airlifted via rotary and fixed wing aircraft. EOD capabilities include―• Identifying, rendering safe, and disposing of conventional/unconventional explosives and/orCBRNE munitions or devices (U.S. or foreign origin), to include IEDs. (EOD units are the onlyforces trained and equipped to render safe and dispose of IEDs.)• Maintaining an EOD incident database located above division in the protect cell.• Providing technical expertise to EHCCs and EHTs on explosive hazards.• Acting as the SME for explosive hazards (IEDs, UXO, and CEA) to commanders (BCT,maneuver enhancement [ME] brigades, corps, divisions, and so forth).• Conducting post blast and crater analysis.• Conducting on-site assessment/verification for the presence of CBRNE material.• Formulating a COA to protect forces, citizens, or operations from death, injury, or cessation ofoperations threatened by UXO, IED, or CBRNE.• Performing chemical-biological testing in Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA) Level A and Level B protective ensembles, military toxicological agent protectiveensembles, or mission-oriented protective posture (MOPP)/joint services lightweightintegrated-suit technology (JSLIST). Performing IED and UXO RSPs in ballistic protective“bomb suits” using an array of sets, kits, and outfits for disruption/defeat of devices andextensive technical manuals (CBRNE and conventional munitions/devices).• Establishing working relationships with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Bomb Dataand Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (U.S.) (BATF) Arson and Explosives NationalRepository Centers; the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Counterterrorism (CT) Division; theMissile and Space Intelligence Center, National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC); NationalLaboratories; the Naval EOD Technical Center; and the <strong>Soldier</strong> and Biological ChemicalCommand (U.S. <strong>Army</strong>) (SBCCOMs) Technical Escort Unit.UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS CHEMICAL BIOLOGICALINCIDENT RESPONSE FORCE5-24. The United States Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) provides arapid response force for WMD incidents; consequence management support in military and industrial agentidentification; downwind hazard prediction; advanced lifesaving support; casualty reconnaissance,extraction and triage; personnel decontamination; medical treatment; and stabilization for incident sitemanagement, including ordnance disposal, security, and patient evacuation. An EOD detachment in theCBIRF force protection element provides specialized response capabilities.FOREIGN MATERIEL INTELLIGENCE GROUP5-25. At echelons above corps (EAC), the Foreign Materiel Intelligence Group (<strong>FMI</strong>G) is a battalion-sizedorganization located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. This group is the only active duty TECHINTunit in the <strong>Army</strong>. Responsibilities of the <strong>FMI</strong>G include—• Conducting TECHINT operations.• Preparing TECHINT reports in support of <strong>Army</strong>, joint, and combined operations.• Acting as the Headquarters, Department of the <strong>Army</strong> (HQDA) executive agent for foreignmateriel used for training purposes.5-6 <strong>FMI</strong> 3-<strong>34.119</strong>/MCIP 3-17.01 21 September 2005

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