EOD Company completes decisive action training

By Walter T. Ham IV, 20th CBRNE Command Public AffairsFebruary 2, 2015

EOD Company completes decisive action training
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FORT DRUM, New York -- The 725th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company returned to Fort Drum this week following a decisive action training rotation at the U.S. Army's premier light infantry training center.

Army EOD troops trained with the 10th Mountain Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team at the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Polk, Louisiana.

The Fort Drum-based 725th EOD Company integrated task force elements into the 1st Brigade Combat Team's operations during the exercise.

The 725th EOD Company is part of the 63rd EOD Battalion, 52nd EOD Group, 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives), the U.S. Army's only command that combats the full range of CBRNE threats from Weapons of Mass Destruction to Improvised Explosive Devices.

In 2014, the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland-based 20th CBRNE Command began integrating into combat training center rotations at Fort Polk and at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, California.

To stay ready for their high stakes missions, 20th CBRNE Command units train with joint, interagency and allied partners around the world.

Last September, the 725th EOD Company hosted the Canadian Army's 43rd Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) Squadron for a bilateral training exercise on Fort Drum.

Capt. John D. France, commander of the 725th EOD Company, said the recent training rotation on Folk Polk enabled his Soldiers to hone their mission-enabling and life-saving skills.

"The training was focused on highly realistic and stressful joint and combined arms training across the full spectrum of conflict," said France.

France said his company improved its combat readiness during the decisive action training rotation.

"Our greatest accomplishment was our ability to successfully integrate with seven different task force elements within the brigade," said France, a native of Camdenton, Missouri, who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

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