EODCS(ret) Cliff Sabo had a Navy EOD career that only one dreams of. Deploying to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Bahrain where he disarmed IED's, supported special operations assault teams, led underwater mine countermeasures teams, and more. On shore duty, he was at Det Marianas where he spent his time defusing bombs on base, blowing up mines underwater, and doing range clearance operations on a small island in the Pacific. This episode shows the full range of what a Navy EOD Operators career can be; the reason we all joined.
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Ep.45: Cliff Sabo – Detachment Marianas "Micronesias Bomb Squad" | EOD | Business | Special
Operations | Explosives
Timecodes
00:00:00 Start
00:00:33 Introduction
00:01:00 Entrance to EOD
00:05:34 Mud Pup Time at EODMU 2
00:06:36 Before vs After 9/11
00:08:06 EOD Tactics Techniques and Procedures Plus Tools Evolving
00:11:54 Iraq - FOB Falcon
00:17:42 The Technical Side of EOD
00:19:29 Det Marianas in Guam
00:24:19 9 Meter Boats and 200lbs of C4
00:27:49 Blowing Up a Communications Tower00:28:52 Lear Jets and C4
00:29:44 Japanese Contact Mine Underwater Disposal
00:34:34 Submerged 16 Inch Projectile Removal and Disposal
00:41:43 Peleliu Island Ordnance Cleanup
00:49:13 Disarming a 2000lb Bomb on Naval Base Guam
00:55:36 FDM Live Bombing Range
01:05:49 EOD Mine Counter-Measures Platoon
01:31:27 Bahrain Exercises and a Shattered Arm
01:42:22 Transition from Military to Civilian Life
01:47:53 Starting a Business
01:57:33 Spending Time with Other Veterans After Retirement
02:01:11 Podcast Building Historical Records
02:06:31 Naval School EOD Underwater Division
02:10:09 Heavy Storms and Helicopter Free-Fall
02:15:23 The Most Expensive Beers
02:18:32 Flying a Helicopter
02:19:33 A Blessed Naval Career
