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192nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD)
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
TypeSupport
RoleExplosive Ordnance Disposal
Part of20TH CBRNE Command,52D Ordnance Group (EOD)
HQFort Liberty, NC
Commanders
CommanderLTC Elizabeth Schwemmer
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Jason Topping

The 192nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD) is the command and control headquarters for eight subordinate U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Companies. It is a specialized unit within the United States Army responsible for the detection, identification, recovery, and disposal of explosive ordnance. This battalion has a distinguished history, serving in various capacities from World War II through the present day, with a focus on countering explosive threats in both combat and peacetime operations.. The current command team consists of Lieutenant Colonel Elizabeth Schwemmer and Command Sergeant Major Jason Topping. .[1] Subordinate units maintain EOD Response Teams, which evaluate, render safe, and remove conventional, chemical/biological, or nuclear ordnance, or improvised explosive devices (IEDs) which pose an immediate threat to public safety. While subordinate units are trained and equipped for combat operations, they may also support a variety of peacetime missions, to include range surface clearance operations of active U.S. Army installations, EOD and UXO operations in support of civilian law enforcement agencies, and support to the U.S. Secret Service for protection of VIPs.[2]

Mission

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On order, 192nd OD BN (EOD) deploys and conducts operations ISO Combatant Commanders or other government agencies to counter explosive, CBRNE and WMD threats. They are also charged with the Home Land Response of military munitions for disposal and/or render safe along the entirety of the east coast or America.

Subordinate units

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    • 192nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD), Fort Liberty[3]
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Fort Liberty
      • 18th Ordnance Company (EOD), Fort Liberty
      • 28th Ordnance Company (EOD) (Airborne), Fort Liberty[4]
      • 55th Ordnance Company (EOD), Fort Belvoir
      • 722nd Ordnance Company (EOD), Fort Liberty
      • 754th Ordnance Company (EOD), Fort Drum
      • 760th Ordnance Company (EOD), Fort Drum
      • 767th Ordnance Company (EOD), Fort Liberty

Lineage

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  1. Constituted 20 December 1943 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 52d Ordnance Group
  2. Activated 27 December 1943 at Camp Hood, Texas
  3. Reorganized and redesigned 27 May 1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 52d Ordnance Service Group
  4. Reorganized and redesigned 20 December 1946 as the 52d Ordnance Composite Group
  5. Inactivated 30 June 1948 in Austria
  6. Redesignated 8 January 1952 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 52d Ordnance Group, and allotted to the Regular Army
  7. Activated 28 January 1952 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  8. Inactivated 16 May 1955 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  9. Activated 2 December 1965 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  10. Inactivated 20 October 1967 in Vietnam
  11. Redesignated 1 October 1993 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 52D Ordnance Group (EOD), and activated at Fort Gillem, Georgia
  12. Reassigned in early 2009 to Fort Campbell, KY with 184 OD BN (EOD)

Honors

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Campaign participation credit

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Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase II
Counteroffensive, Phase III

Decorations

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  1. Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)
  2. Streamer Embroidered VIETNAM 1966.

References

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  1. ^ "192nd Ordnance Battalion 'Renegades'". Campell.Army.Mil. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ Department of the Army (1996) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service and Unit Operations (FM 9-15). Washington D.C.: Joel B Hudson.
  3. ^ CurrentOps.com (2018). 192nd Ordnance Battalion. https://currentops.com/unit/us/army/192-od-bn Archived 23 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2 February 2018.
  4. ^ "TIOH – Beret Flashes and Background Trimmings – 28th Ordnance Company". The Institute of Heraldry. 19 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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