EOD Marine Breaks Bomb Suit Run World Record

Photos by Cpl. Ryan Young Staff Sgt. Jeremy Herbert, the EOD team leader for Marine Wing Support Sqdrn 271, Sahl Sinjar det, stands in front of a MRAP vehicle aboard Sahl Sinjar Airfield, Sept. 4. Herbert holds the world record for the fastest one-mile run in a bomb suit.

---

Staff Sgt. Herbert runs in an EOD bomb suit to beat the world record. Herbert has trained twice a day since April to beat the previous world record of 10:13. Staff Sgt. Herbert pauses to catch his breath as a Marine begins taking off his EOD bomb suit after a world record breaking one-mile run in the suit. Herbert attempted the record breaking run to raise awareness for the EOD Memorial Foundation.

---