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Old 9th Nov 2018, 11:37
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Will they go out with a bang?

While there is one school there are distinct lines between tasks. Our EOD team was based 15 miles away. An RN team was despatched from Portsmouth to deal with a mine on a bombing range. Our RAF team dealt with two live shells. Properly, as it was in farm land, it should have been referred to civpol, the fields would have been evacuated, a main road closed and the Army called. Again the shells should not have been destroyed on the bombing range as it was not licenced for that type of disposal.

Provided team are properly located it must be more efficient.
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