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Brian Castner is a former explosive ordnance disposal officer, or EOD officer, who served in the Air Force during the war in Iraq. Castner deployed twice, in 2004 and 2006, as a commander of an EOD unit at the Balad and Kirkuk air bases, respectively. After leaving the military in 2007, he worked as a military contractor before turning to writing. Since 2018, Castner has worked at Amnesty International as a weapons and war crime investigator, becoming the head of crisis research in 2024. In that role, Castner has traveled to conflict areas around the world, such as Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Somalia. Castner breaks down the rigorous training and preparation for EOD service, in which a single mistake can be fatal, as well as his transition into war crime investigation amid rising global tensions and rapidly increasing weapons production. For more: https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/armed-conflict/ Read "Former Air Force bomb diffuser says what the job is really like and that cutting the red wire is a Hollywood trope," the article version of this video: https://trib.al/PskUGSW 00:00: Intro 00:36: The Movies 03:11: The Missions 08:52: The Tools 11:11: The Forensics 14:37: The Training 18:43: Escape From Kabul 26:52: The War in Ukraine 34:02: The Weaponry 36:30: The Future 39:05: Credits ------------------------------------------------------ #bombdisposal #veterans #AuthorizedAccount WATCH MORE AUTHORIZED ACCOUNT VIDEOS: How Witness Protection Actually Works https://youtu.be/76JwH9VBLpg How Mercenaries Actually Work https://youtu.be/cX_DXJKZ48w How US Drone Warfare Actually Works https://youtu.be/yYdKnWxmC7o Insider's mission is to inform and inspire. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.com/ Insider on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insider Insider on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insider Insider on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisisinsider Insider on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Insider/2708030621 Insider on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@insider How Military Bomb Disposal Actually Works | Authorized Account | Insider