Practical Military Ordnance Identification, Second Edition

Tom Gersbeck served as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician

in the U.S. Marine Corps, retiring in 2001 as a Chief Warrant Officer. He

then served seven years with the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) as an

explosives security specialist before deploying as an independent contractor.

Deployments include two tours in Afghan CEXC facilities and one tour as

project manager of Task Force Paladin's C-IED mobile training teams operating

throughout the country. Deployments supporting Department of State

as an EOD team lead in Iraq, advising the Tanzanian Peoples Defense Force

after the Gongo La Mboto disaster (Feb 2011) and training deminers with

Golden West Humanitarian Foundation in Cambodia.

Today, Tom is a full-time member of the graduate faculty for Oklahoma

State University's School of Forensic Sciences, Arson-Explosives, Firearms

& Toolmarks Investigation (AEFTI) program. He holds a master of forensic

sciences (MFS) degree, is an active member of the International Association

of Bomb Technicians and Investigators (IABTI), is a Fellow in the American

Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), and continues to work in his field.

Technical Researcher

Daniel Evers joined the Marine Corps in 2003 and currently serves as

an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician. While stationed in

California, North Carolina, and Japan, Daniel deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan,

Romania, Latvia, and Georgia in support of combat operations, responding

to IED and ordnance related calls for assistance, and training personnel

responsible for EOD-related work. However, Daniel's advanced technical

ordnance knowledge and research abilities were developed during countless

inerting and disassembling operations on ordnance ranging from the mid-

1800s to the complex guided missile systems of today