WEBVTT 00:01.330 --> 00:03.219 BD stands for explosive ordinance 00:03.219 --> 00:05.469 disposal . Our primary mission is to 00:05.480 --> 00:07.647 protect personnel and property for the 00:07.647 --> 00:09.869 use of render safe procedures and expos 00:09.869 --> 00:11.758 procedures of explosive hazards . 00:11.758 --> 00:13.869 Basically , we're your local friendly 00:13.869 --> 00:17.270 bomb squad . The 48th Ordinance Group 00:17.280 --> 00:19.950 is the commanding body of all of the 00:19.959 --> 00:21.959 National Guard EOD units across the 00:21.969 --> 00:23.858 country . They're in charge of 14 00:23.860 --> 00:26.082 companies from Washington to New York . 00:26.082 --> 00:28.249 And as far south as Puerto Rico , they 00:28.249 --> 00:30.416 give command guidance and direction to 00:30.416 --> 00:32.360 those companies as they operate in 00:32.360 --> 00:34.582 their separate states . There are three 00:34.582 --> 00:36.804 explosive or disposal groups throughout 00:36.804 --> 00:38.916 the entire army . We are the only one 00:38.916 --> 00:41.082 for the National Guard component . And 00:41.082 --> 00:42.916 so we run the National Guard EOD 00:42.916 --> 00:45.389 operations at the group level across 00:45.400 --> 00:47.889 the United States . We have a wealth of 00:47.900 --> 00:50.069 experienced EOD techs that wanted to 00:50.080 --> 00:52.136 bring more of an EOD presence to the 00:52.136 --> 00:54.191 state of Arizona . We realized there 00:54.191 --> 00:56.302 were a lot of benefits to coming here 00:56.302 --> 00:58.413 as well . We have more land , we have 00:58.413 --> 01:01.479 spaces to do EOD operations . You 01:01.490 --> 01:03.712 definitely need a lot of space when any 01:03.712 --> 01:05.879 kind of explosions are going off . But 01:05.879 --> 01:07.990 also the southern Arizona summers are 01:07.990 --> 01:10.046 hot but they're not unbearable . And 01:10.046 --> 01:12.046 our winters are beautiful . So year 01:12.046 --> 01:14.157 round we can conduct EOD training and 01:14.157 --> 01:16.101 operations safely and keep that op 01:16.101 --> 01:18.849 tempo up . The 48 Ordinance Group works 01:18.860 --> 01:20.749 in tandem with a lot of different 01:20.749 --> 01:22.804 entities . So the state of Arizona , 01:22.804 --> 01:24.916 specifically , our partner country is 01:24.916 --> 01:26.971 Kazakhstan . We just sent a bunch of 01:26.971 --> 01:29.193 EOD techs down there to work on helping 01:29.193 --> 01:30.971 them build their EOD assets and 01:30.971 --> 01:33.193 capabilities . EOD also has a stateside 01:33.193 --> 01:35.138 mission . 48th Explosive Ordinance 01:35.138 --> 01:37.360 Disposal Group group really helped with 01:37.360 --> 01:37.089 the Super Bowl . We were able to 01:37.099 --> 01:40.169 provide EOD support and personnel to 01:40.180 --> 01:43.419 work in conjunction with the FBI A TF 01:43.510 --> 01:45.709 US marshals and local sheriff's 01:45.720 --> 01:47.831 departments and police departments as 01:47.831 --> 01:49.942 training and in real life scenarios , 01:49.942 --> 01:52.164 we help them keep the Super Bowl safe . 01:52.180 --> 01:54.540 EOD as a career field , it's constantly 01:54.550 --> 01:56.494 evolving . And so when we can have 01:56.494 --> 01:58.439 those good relationships with that 01:58.439 --> 02:00.494 interagency cooper operation , we're 02:00.494 --> 02:02.717 able to train and make better and safer 02:02.717 --> 02:05.339 EOD techs as a whole and really advance 02:05.349 --> 02:07.529 the career field with the rise in the 02:07.540 --> 02:09.651 number of techs . We've expanded that 02:09.651 --> 02:11.596 amount of knowledge , the state of 02:11.596 --> 02:13.818 Arizona now can aid in missions here at 02:13.818 --> 02:15.929 home or Ocona , supplementing active 02:15.940 --> 02:18.107 duty and other National Guard units on 02:18.107 --> 02:20.273 their deployments . So it's definitely 02:20.273 --> 02:22.384 changed the capabilities of the State 02:22.384 --> 02:24.889 of Arizona for sure . There are plenty 02:24.899 --> 02:27.399 of opportunities for training , schools , 02:27.410 --> 02:30.000 advancement , the leadership and the 02:30.009 --> 02:32.065 environment that's been created from 02:32.065 --> 02:34.287 the top down is really what gets people 02:34.287 --> 02:36.176 to come back . There's a sense of 02:36.176 --> 02:38.287 camaraderie . We always have fun . We 02:38.287 --> 02:40.509 get our job done , we're professional , 02:40.509 --> 02:42.676 but we enjoy it while we do it . Being 02:42.676 --> 02:44.509 in the Arizona National Guard is 02:44.509 --> 02:45.460 amazing . Being EOD is even better .