Year-Round Support for Our Deployed EOD Units
(Updated thanks to the USAFCENT/A7XE Staff and Mr. Jeff Schley, CMSgt., USAF (Ret.), HQ AF/A7CXR)
(Addresses remain current through approximately June 2012)
Before Christmas (2006) we became aware that our deployed EOD troops were in need of items to improve their quality of life. Goods that we took for granted in past conflicts are difficult to obtain over there. Everything is flown in or trekked in over hundreds of miles of dangerous roads. EODMBI (and many of our individual members) sent packages off and received wholehearted thanks from all.
Christmas is over, but the EOD teams are still deployed. If you'd like to send more packages to help make life a bit more comfortable for AF EOD warriors, here's an updated USAFCENT address listing with unit representatives, who will distribute your donated items:
466 AEG/EOD/OL-A
BAF
APO AE 09352
POC: Neil Jones
466 AEG/EOD/OL-B
Kaf
APO AE 09355
POC: Robert Wenner
466 EOD/OL-D
CJTF Paladin Southwest
APO AE 09372
POC: Christopher Schott
466 A EOD
FOB Ghazni
APO AE 09364
POC: Brian Wadd
379 ECES/CED
APO AE 09309
POC: Richard Soares
386 ECES/CED
APO AE 09855
POC: James Martin
376 ECES/CED
APO AE 09353
POC: Lenny Eckstein
64 ESS/EOD
APO AE 09852
POC: Charles Cowart
380 ECES/EOD
APO AE 09853
POC: Joseph Burke
405 ECES/EOD
APO AE 09328
POC: Gregory Stephens
332 ECES/EOD
APO AE 09319
POC: Jack Burleigh
Short list of items previously requested:
Coffee and coffee mugs/cups (plastic ones with lids) (microwaveable), snacks (e.g., beef jerky, tuna packs, nuts, etc.), PS2/XBOX games, hand held poker/electronic games, books, cookies, candy, and so on.
Our experience has been that most local post offices have a two of different size "flat rate boxes" that they will give you (you pay for the boxes themselves if you order them online), and you fill them with as much as possible! One of the box sizes is 11-7/8" x 3-3/8" x 13-5/8" and costs less than $9 to mail, regardless of it's weight.
Let our AF EOD troops know we support them year-round. The small things in life are often the most important.
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