R3 is pleased to announce the addition of Bruce Bosworth to our company in November 2013. Bruce recently retired from the U.S. Navy after more than 22 years of service as a Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer and Surface Warfare Officer. He served in a wide variety of assignments including Surface Warfare, EOD, Coastal Riverine Force, and Navy Reserve management. He has a diverse background in EOD, diving and salvage, training management, fiscal management, requirements development, and homeland defense.

A Naval Academy graduate, Bruce began his Navy career as a Surface Warfare Officer with service on a cruiser, USS Wainwright (CG-28), and as an Officer-in-Charge in Assault Craft Unit FIVE before transitioning to the Special Operations/EOD community. Bruce’s worldwide service includes duty in Charleston, SC; Agana, Guam; Kings Bay, GA; Washington, DC; Naples, Italy; and San Diego, CA with deployments to the Mediterranean, Western Pacific, Caribbean, and Africa.

Bruce commanded EOD Mobile Unit SEVEN and Navy Operational Support Center, Portland, OR. His staff assignments include serving as EOD Requirements Officer for the Chief of Naval Operations, EOD and Expeditionary Warfare Officer at U.S. SIXTH Fleet, and Chief Staff Officer for Coastal Riverine Group ONE.

Bruce holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Naval Academy and a Masters of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College. He is a certified Project Management Professional. His experience in joint EOD, maritime security, riverine, and expeditionary operations make him a great addition to R3. We are excited to have Bruce join our team.

R3 is very excited to have David Mummert join the R3 team. David brings 25 years of military and private sector experience in EOD and special operations, including an extensive background in combatting weapons of mass destruction (WMD). A master EOD technician, David’s experience includes counterterrorism (CT)/counter-proliferation (CP) operations, improvised explosive device (IED) defeat operations, intelligence analysis, research and development of advanced EOD tools, tactics, techniques and procedures, and foreign materiel acquisition.

While on active duty, David served in a variety of operational and training EOD units overseas and in the United States. He also spent five years with the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (NSWDG) where he managed SOCOM- and DTRA- sponsored chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) warfare defense programs. He has extensive formal education in CBRN weapons and was responsible for the development of CBRN detection, sampling, decontamination, personal protective equipment, and training facilities for NSWDG. David planned and executed CT/CP activities and acted as the command liaison officer to the intelligence community. Since retiring from the Navy, he has worked in foreign material acquisition, tactical EOD training, and variety of program management roles.

David is a master EOD technician, master training specialist, and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of the State of New York.

Jeff Trumbore’s article, “Combat Experience of Bomb-Disposal Teams Should Be Codified”, was publised in National Defense Magazine. Much of EOD’s success in the complex battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan came from learning on the fly and not from the application of existing doctrine. As the joint force faces complex conflicts in the future, EOD’s challenge is to identify an appropriate way to provide a solid foundation for preserving these skills and to provide commanders with the guidance required to effectively leverage these capabilities. That challenge can be met by writing doctrine. Read the full article here.