(FOX5/KUSI) — “It took 8 hours and 55 minutes, which was way longer than I thought,” said David Lyman, a retired Navy EOD bomb squad tech who ran the marathon of a lifetime — in a full bomb suit. “The ...

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — As the sounds of Soldiers conducting physical training filled Phantom Warrior Stadium April 25, U.S. Army Capt. Travis Chewning-Kulick, commander of the 752nd Ordnance Company ...

FORT CAVAZOS — An explosive ordnance disposal officer set the new world record for the fastest 1-mile run while wearing a full blast suit Friday morning at Fort Cavazos. Just after dawn on Friday, ...

A US Army explosive ordnance disposal officer has broken the world record for running a mile in a bomb suit by 20 seconds. The Army said Wednesday that Capt. Travis G. Chewning-Kulick, wearing a heavy ...

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Capt. Travis Chewning-Kulick ran a 7 minute, 4 second mile, loaded down by 50 pounds of explosive ordnance protective gear across his body. By Nicholas Slayton Published Apr 26, 2025 5:58 PM EDT U.S.

Capt. Travis Chewning-Kulick ran a 7:04 mile in a bomb suit at Fort Cavazos, breaking the world record. The previous record of 7:24 was set in 2017 and still awaits Guinness verification. The run ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – For the past decade, U.S. Army Capt. and Liverpool native Travis Chewning-Kulick has devoted his life to explosive ordnance disposal. As the commander of the 752nd Ordnance Company, ...

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – A U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer proved his mettle by running a mile in a 62-pound bomb suit in 7 minutes and 4 seconds and setting a new Guinness World Record ...

Wearing an 85-pound bomb suit, I took on the same training that US Marines go through to prepare for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) missions. From extreme heat and limited vision to crushing weight ...

The life of an EOD engineer is spent walking into danger. The advanced bomb suit can shield against blasts but weighs 125 pounds—twice as much as medieval armor. When it’s too risky, robots take the ...