Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge

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military insignia military qualification badge

The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge is a U.S. military qualification insignia awarded to service members trained and certified to detect, disarm, and dispose of explosive threats such as bombs, mines, and improvised explosive devices.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge	1
Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge	1
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge canonical	1
Marine Corps Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge	1
Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge	1
Space Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4842772 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge
Context triple: [U.S. Army badges, includes, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge]

A. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit is a specialized bomb disposal and counter-explosives team within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department responsible for safely handling, neutralizing, and investigating explosive threats.
B. Rescue and Bomb Disposal Unit
The Rescue and Bomb Disposal Unit is a specialist New South Wales Police Force team responsible for high-risk search and rescue operations, explosive ordnance disposal, and managing hazardous incidents.
C. Center for Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Diving
The Center for Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Diving is a U.S. Navy training institution that prepares personnel in bomb disposal, underwater demolition, and specialized diving operations.
D. Expert Infantryman Badge
The Expert Infantryman Badge is a prestigious U.S. Army special skills badge awarded to infantry soldiers who demonstrate exceptional proficiency in infantry tasks through rigorous testing.
E. Expert Field Medical Badge
The Expert Field Medical Badge is a prestigious U.S. Army special skills badge awarded to military medical personnel who demonstrate exceptional proficiency in field medical care and soldier skills under rigorous testing conditions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge
Target entity description: The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge is a U.S. military qualification insignia awarded to service members trained and certified to detect, disarm, and dispose of explosive threats such as bombs, mines, and improvised explosive devices.

A. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit is a specialized bomb disposal and counter-explosives team within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department responsible for safely handling, neutralizing, and investigating explosive threats.
B. Rescue and Bomb Disposal Unit
The Rescue and Bomb Disposal Unit is a specialist New South Wales Police Force team responsible for high-risk search and rescue operations, explosive ordnance disposal, and managing hazardous incidents.
C. Center for Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Diving
The Center for Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Diving is a U.S. Navy training institution that prepares personnel in bomb disposal, underwater demolition, and specialized diving operations.
D. Expert Infantryman Badge
The Expert Infantryman Badge is a prestigious U.S. Army special skills badge awarded to infantry soldiers who demonstrate exceptional proficiency in infantry tasks through rigorous testing.
E. Expert Field Medical Badge
The Expert Field Medical Badge is a prestigious U.S. Army special skills badge awarded to military medical personnel who demonstrate exceptional proficiency in field medical care and soldier skills under rigorous testing conditions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military insignia ⓘ military qualification badge ⓘ
associatedWith	bomb disposal ⓘ counter-IED operations ⓘ mine clearance ⓘ
awardedFor	explosive ordnance disposal qualification ⓘ training in detection of explosive threats ⓘ training in disarming explosive threats ⓘ training in disposal of explosive threats ⓘ
awardedTo	U.S. military service members ⓘ qualified explosive ordnance disposal personnel ⓘ
branch	U.S. Armed Forces ⓘ linked to: United States Armed Forces
classification	U.S. military badge ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
depicts	bomb ⓘ lightning bolts ⓘ wreath ⓘ
eligibility	National Guard personnel ⓘ active duty personnel ⓘ reserve component personnel ⓘ
hasGrade	basic ⓘ master ⓘ senior ⓘ
indicates	certification as EOD technician ⓘ completion of EOD training ⓘ
material	metal ⓘ
regulatesWear	each U.S. service uniform regulation ⓘ
relatedTo	Explosive Ordnance Disposal ⓘ military occupational specialty ⓘ
serviceBranchVariant	Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge ⓘ linked to: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge ⓘ linked to: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge Marine Corps Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge ⓘ linked to: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge ⓘ linked to: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge Space Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge ⓘ linked to: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge
status	currently awarded ⓘ
symbolizes	expertise in explosive ordnance disposal ⓘ qualification in handling bombs ⓘ qualification in handling improvised explosive devices ⓘ qualification in handling mines ⓘ
usedBy	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Space Force ⓘ
wearerMust	complete formal EOD school ⓘ meet service-specific EOD qualification standards ⓘ
wornOn	military uniform ⓘ

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