Their name brings to mind the stories out of Hollywood blockbusters. Visions of deafening explosions and gun shots spin through the mind as one visualizes a service member crouching over a device, daring the sweat dripping from his forehead not to fall, praying he chooses the right wire to pull.
Though this is not the most accurate scenario of what explosive ordnance disposal technicians do, this is what many picture when they hear the name.