The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team are always on 30-minute readiness to move in response to an explosive device being found across British Forces Cyprus.

These scenarios are tightly rehearsed as having the expertise to defuse an explosive is only one part of this puzzle – with time ticking, they also need to be able to reach it quickly.

For an exercise where a suspicious device has been discovered high up and hard to reach in the Troodos mountains, it means working with the Puma helicopters of 84 Squadron.

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