52nd Ordnance Group (EOD)

52D Ordnance Group (EOD)
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active	27 December 1943 – 30 June 1948 28 January 1952 – 16 May 1955 2 December 1965 – 20 October 1967 1 October 1990 – present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Support
Role	Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Part of	20TH Support Command (CBRNE)
HQ	Fort Campbell, KY
Commanders
Commander	COL Mark Faria
Command Sergeant Major	CSM Jeremiah Raemhild

The 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD) is the command and control headquarters for all U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Battalions and Companies located east of the Mississippi River in the Continental United States (CONUS). Subordinate units maintain EOD Response Teams, which evaluate, render safe, and remove conventional, chemical/biological, or nuclear ordnance, or improvised explosive devices (IEDs) which pose an immediate threat to public safety. While subordinate units are trained and equipped for combat operations, they may also support a variety of peacetime missions, to include range surface clearance operations of active U.S. Army installations, EOD and UXO operations in support of civilian law enforcement agencies, and support to the U.S. Secret Service for protection of VIPs.

On order, 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD) deploys and conducts operations ISO Combatant Commanders or other government agencies to counter CBRNE and WMD threats.