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R3 to Exhibit at 2016 Global Explosive Ordnance Disposal Symposium & Exhibition, Bethesda, MD

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Visit us booth #509

Join R3 for the Global Explosive Ordnance Disposal Symposium & Exhibition (GESE), produced by NDIA in partnership with the EOD Warrior Foundation (EODWF), Aug 2– 3, 2016 at the Bethesda North Marriott, Bethesda, MD.

This year the event will address training and technology requirements for the joint service EOD force with a focus on interagency interoperability.  The theme is “Full Spectrum Protection and Response” and there are three sub tracks or tenets in Counter IED, Counter UXO and Combating WMD.  Concurrently NDIA is also hosting a Technology Outreach event with the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency.

You’ll also be able to meet EOD Wounded Warriors to hear their personal stories of recovery and resilience first-hand in a unique panel setting while also bidding on unique gifts during an EOD Warrior Foundation Silent Auction held during the symposium.

Military members attend this event for free so we expect to see lots of EOD in uniform from operational units as well as program managers and resource sponsor from the Pentagon.  There will also be attendees and speakers/panelists from the Interagency to include ATF, FBI and the DHS Office of Bombing Prevention.  This year also proudly recognizes the 75th anniversary of the EOD community (1941-2016) and will be host to EOD veterans of past conflicts to include Vietnam, Korea and the Gulf War as we honor their service.

Now permanently relocated to the DC area, the GESE continues in its 7th year as an NDIA event with a reinforced partnership with the EOD Warrior Foundation.

Visit us at booth #509!

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R3 welcomes Greg Hubbard

R3 is also excited to welcome aboard Greg Hubbard. Greg retired from the U.S. Navy in 2013 as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Officer with over 20 years of service. His distinguished Navy career included a variety of global leadership assignments including service as the Commanding Officer of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit TWO and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Operational Support Unit TEN. Greg has deployed as the Commander of EOD, Diving, Force Protection, and Intelligence Exploitation Task Groups and as the Commander of the Underwater Mine Countermeasures (UMCM) Task Unit in CENTCOM. Greg also deployed as the Navy’s first Officer in Charge of the Combined Explosive Exploitation Cell (CEXC) in Afghanistan.

In addition to his multiple EOD deployments and command tours Greg brings tremendous training and staff experience. While assigned to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Greg supported Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC) and U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) staff with WMD counter proliferation efforts. Additionally Greg served as the Chief of the Attack the Network (AtN) Branch and C-IED Lead Action Officer at U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM).

Greg holds a Bachelor of Science in General Science from the United States Naval Academy and a Masters of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. Greg is a former Joint Qualified Officer, EOD Officer, Master EOD Technician, Navy Special Operations Officer, Basic Diving Officer, Surface Warfare Officer, and Naval Parachutist.

 

R3 welcomes John Coffey

R3 is excited to welcome aboard John Coffey.  John retired from the U.S. Navy in 2015 after completing 26 years of naval service.  John’s distinguished Navy career included a variety of worldwide leadership assignments including service as Commander, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group TWO, and Commanding Officer, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit TWO.  Additionally, John served as Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force Troy in Iraq, Commander, Task Group 56.1 in CENTCOM, and Commander, Joint Task Force Troy-North in Iraq.

John brings tremendous leadership and management talent to R3 as well as expertise in program and personnel management, resourcing, strategic and operational planning, and EOD and counter-IED operations.   In addition to his leadership assignments, John served on the Chief of Naval Operations Staff where he managed the Navy’s multi-billion dollar weapons budget, U.S. Fleet Forces Command where he oversaw the execution of the Navy’s Fleet Readiness Training Plan, and the Navy Personnel Command where he managed the assignment and distribution of the Navy’s Special Operations/EOD Officer community.

John holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the United States Naval Academy, a Master of Arts in Marine Affairs from the University of Rhode Island, and graduated with highest distinction from the Naval War College, where he earned a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies.  John will lead R3 tasks in support of NATO Allied Transformation Command’s C-IED division.