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Mission Spotlight: 87th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal

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  • By Senior Airman Tara A. Williamson
  • Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. --  Mission Spotlights are a weekly photo slideshow highlighting the mission of a unit. This week's Mission Spotlight focuses on the 87th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal. The 87th EOD team is responsible for all unexploded ordnance, suspect packages and aircraft explosive hazards found at JB MDL. In addition, they have numerous support agreements with the Air National Guard and Reserve units in the tri-state area. The team also supports local authorities by disposing of military munitions in the New Jersey area, southern New York and eastern Pennsylvania; they have even responded to calls in Niagara Falls.

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