DAFPD32-30 governs Department of the Air Force policies and responsibilities for the Explosive Ordnance Disposal career field.
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DAFPD32-30 covers EOD mission capabilities, explosive hazard response, threat analysis, intelligence gathering, and interagency reporting. It requires Air Force EOD-qualified military members to be organized, trained, and equipped for specified response activities.
Applies to: This publication applies to the United States Space Force, Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard.
The mission of EOD is to mitigate hazards to personnel and property posed by weapons and explosive materials in all physical domains. (paragraph 1)
EOD is the only Air Force Specialty authorized to render-safe, dispose of, and mitigate explosive hazards including but not limited to military munitions, improvised explosive devices, nuclear weapons, weapons of mass destruction, and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons containing explosives. (paragraph 1)
Air Force EOD-qualified military members will be organized, trained, and equipped to detect, locate, access, diagnose, render safe, recover, and dispose of explosive hazards presented from accidents and incidents. (paragraph 2)
Eliminate or mitigate improvised explosive hazards and terrorist/criminal devices. (paragraph 3)
Peacetime EOD force weapons of mass destruction response efforts are limited in scope to provide initial threat confirmation, risk mitigation, situational awareness, and site stabilization. (paragraph 3)