MCAS unit helps with TSA, Border Patrol training

November 14, 2010 2:54 PM
BY LANCE CPL. AARON DIAMANT — SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma's combined explosive ordnance disposal unit used experiences and lessons from several combat deployments to educate members of the U.S. Border Patrol and Transportation Security Administration Nov. 1.

The EOD technicians served as instructors for the agents, teaching them about improvised explosive device components, disguised explosives and ignition systems.

“We want to familiarize them with the tactics learned in Iraq and Afghanistan,â€