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Lance Cpl. Tiago Soltes, a gunner for the explosive ordinance disposal squad of Security Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) relaxes and re-hydrates just moments before leaving base for another mission. When the EOD security squad gets a call, they respond in minutes. ?You get a kind of adrenalin rush,? said Soltes, 23 from Roselle, Ill., ?you just have to keep your head in the game; you have to keep focused on everything and just go with the flow.? Two EODs squads rotate on twenty-four hour shifts. During the shift, they train, eat, and rest all within the compound. When they receive the order, often everything else stops; all that matters is the mission ahead. They can react to a call at any time.