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Hampton Roads Military Advisory Involvement

EOD, JFCOM, IED, Randy Forbes
From left to right: Robert Pizzini (R3 Mid-Atlantic Region) and Congressman J. Randy Forbes (R, VA -04)

Robert Pizzini from R3 meets with Congressman J. Randy Forbes at a Hampton Roads military advisory meeting.  Congressman Forbes’ is in his fifth full term representing the Fourth Congressional District of Virginia. He was first elected in 2001 during a special election. In the 112th Congress, Congressman Forbes serves as the Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, including oversight of Seapower and Expeditionary Forces.   Bob Pizzini leads R3’s support to U. S. Joint Forces Command counter-IED and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Road to War preparations.   Congressman Forbes is actively involved in maintaining a robust joint Warfighting presence in Hampton Roads and JFCOM’s role in training deploying staffs in defeating IEDs is a critical component of this continuity.

COMEODGRU ONE Change of Command

EOD, IED, Counter IED, OEF, OIF
From left to right: Mark Sanders (R3) and Commodore Ed Eidson

Mark Sanders, R3, attends the change of command ceremony for Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group ONE at Naval Base Coronado, CA.  CAPT Ed Eidson assumed command of COMEODGRU ONE.  R3 supports the west coast EOD forces with a range of services to include Personnel Tempo of Operations (PERSTEMPO) management and EOD Road to War preparations for Mobile Units deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan.

EODTEU TWO Guest Speaker

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From left to right: LT Robert Pizzini, CDR Lenny Lyon, LCDR Sal Dentu, and Mark Sanders (R3) at podium

Mark Sanders, R3, was the guest speaker at an EOD Training and Evaluation Unit TWO ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, VA.  R3 supports the Navy EOD community with a number of subject matter experts providing a range of services including Personnel Tempo of Operations (PERSTEMPO) management, EOD Road to War preparations for Mobile Units and Groups for deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan, and future year funding (POM) support submissions.