Fort Campbell, KY – Command Sgt. Maj. Robert L. Hockstedler will relinquish responsibility of the 52d Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) to Command Sgt. Maj. John D. Terrell II at a ceremony Wednesday June 6th at 9:00am on Fort Campbell.
Hockstedler has been command sergeant major of the 52d Ordnance Group (EOD) since July, 2009. He will be retiring from the Army after 30 years of service. Terrell’s most recent assignment was as the command sergeant major of the 184th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion, a subordinate unit of the 52d.
The 52d Ordnance Group (EOD) is the command and control headquarters for all Army explosive ordnance disposal companies and battalions located in the continental United States, to include the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Subordinate units maintain EOD Response Teams which evaluate, render safe, and remove conventional, chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear ordnance or improvised explosive devices that 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 Army installations.
