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Rear Adm. Joseph DiGuardo, commander of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) and NECC Pacific, poses for a photo with Lt. Breandan Murtha, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 12, after awarding him with the Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman Leadership award in a ceremony held at EOD Group 2 aboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. The award is named after Rear Adm. Draper L. Kauffman, who established the first U.S. bomb disposal school in 1941 and is considered "The Father of Navy EOD." The award is presented annually to one deserving EOD officer who serves in a platoon or company commander position.
210928-N-AP176-1007.JPG Photo By: MCC Jeff Atherton

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - VIRGINIA BEACH (Sept. 28, 2021) - Rear Adm. Joseph DiGuardo, commander of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) and NECC Pacific, poses for a photo with Lt. Breandan Murtha, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 12, after awarding him with the Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman Leadership award in a ceremony held at EOD Group 2 aboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. The award is named after Rear Adm. Draper L. Kauffman, who established the first U.S. bomb disposal school in 1941 and is considered "The Father of Navy EOD." The award is presented annually to one deserving EOD officer who serves in a platoon or company commander position. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jeff Atherton/Released)


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