Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6 Responds to Middle School Threat
Navy NewsStand
Story Number: NNS101207-19
12/7/2010
By Chief Mass Communication Specialist (SW/AW) Katrin Albritton, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Public Affairs
MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) -- Explosive Ordnance Technicians from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 6 responded to a suspicious device at Mayport Middle School, Dec. 2.
After notification from the Naval Station Mayport police dispatch, members of EODMU 6 assisted the Jacksonville Sherriff's Office (JSO). An instrument designed for rapid identification of unknown solids and liquids was used to verify that there were no explosive components.
Lt. Michael Simmons, the officer in charge of the EODMU 6 Mayport detachment, was glad there were no injured students and that the school was ready for classes to resume the following day.
"Normally, we do not respond to non-military ordnance off station," Simmons said. "However, Mayport Middle School is one mile from the front gate of Naval Station Mayport. The short distance allowed us to respond quickly, take action and verify that the suspicious item was not a hazard."
Once it was determined that there was no threat, JSO took charge of the scene to conduct further investigations.
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