Yesterday at work, one of the TV's was tuned to the A&E channel. Early in the afternoon, a show called "Inside Story" was featuring EOD teams from around the world (in this timeslot the show would be a rerun, not sure when it first aired.)
The show interviewed a LTC Kelleher (head of EOD?) and "embedded" with the Dundalk based EOD team. They showcased their equipment and went on a mission (obviously staged for the cameras or for training.)
Equipment highlighted included the bombsuits, some tools and of course the robot. They talked with members of the Mobile Security Group who provided perimeter security for the team. The EOD team demonstrated the capabilities of the robot at a suspicious roadside parcel. After the robot "demolished" the parcel an EOD tech inspected the remains of it. The tech was a Commandant D, apparently the team commander. I thought it a bit weird that the team commander was doing the tech work, perhaps this was for the cameras?
Anyway, I was pleasantly suprised to see the Irish DF being featured on A&E, and to hear some awful Dundalk accents (cross between some knackered bagpipes and a cat being strangled !) IIRC the other EOD teams featured were from Metro Miami, Israel (looked to be real missions that were filmed) and Spain.
Later.
The show interviewed a LTC Kelleher (head of EOD?) and "embedded" with the Dundalk based EOD team. They showcased their equipment and went on a mission (obviously staged for the cameras or for training.)
Equipment highlighted included the bombsuits, some tools and of course the robot. They talked with members of the Mobile Security Group who provided perimeter security for the team. The EOD team demonstrated the capabilities of the robot at a suspicious roadside parcel. After the robot "demolished" the parcel an EOD tech inspected the remains of it. The tech was a Commandant D, apparently the team commander. I thought it a bit weird that the team commander was doing the tech work, perhaps this was for the cameras?
Anyway, I was pleasantly suprised to see the Irish DF being featured on A&E, and to hear some awful Dundalk accents (cross between some knackered bagpipes and a cat being strangled !) IIRC the other EOD teams featured were from Metro Miami, Israel (looked to be real missions that were filmed) and Spain.
Later.
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