An observer-controller demonstrates the tasks involved

An observer-controller demonstrates the tasks involved with his lane to distinguished visitors during a guided tour of the events that made up the fifth annual Department of the Army level explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) Team of the Year competition, Sept. 15 at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. The week-long competition is part of a new initiative of the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps, called the U.S. Army Ordnance Crucible, which combines the results of this competition with two other competitions that were held at Fort Pickett. Those competitions were on ammunition transfer holding points (ATHP) and combat repair teams (CRT). The three unique competitions will provide an opportunity for senior leaders to assess ammunition, maintenance and EOD professionals across the institutional Army, operational force and individual leader development domains. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds, 71st Ordnance Group (EOD), Public Affairs)