Into harm's way

摘要

Being a part of any kind of bomb or dangerous substance disposal effort is not for the faint hearted. Major Adam Modd GM, Officer Commanding 1st NZ EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) Squadron recently spoke to ADM about the formation of the squadron and the nature of the work facing his team. "WE'RE a small organisation but 1 think we have one of the best bomb disposal capabilities in the world right now," MAJ Modd said. The unit, based at Trentham military camp, some 30 kilometres from Wellington, was stood up in September 2005 as a permanent EOD capability. "It's a national statement, you need to have a fire service, you need to have hospitals and today you need a EOD capability," MAJ Modd stated.