1 00:00:00,919 --> 00:00:03,502 (upbeat music) 2 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:05,800 - I'm Jimmy Prater 3 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:09,060 and I'm the EOD, Explosive Ordinance Disposal 4 00:00:09,060 --> 00:00:11,643 Contingency Training Program Manager. 5 00:00:14,250 --> 00:00:17,330 I help support them by providing the best training 6 00:00:17,330 --> 00:00:19,930 EOD Warfighter that the world has ever known. 7 00:00:19,930 --> 00:00:23,130 The stuff that we train on allows them to 8 00:00:23,130 --> 00:00:25,900 operate in a battle space that can be anything 9 00:00:25,900 --> 00:00:28,610 from the normal unexploded ordinance 10 00:00:28,610 --> 00:00:31,410 to working with special operation forces. 11 00:00:31,410 --> 00:00:32,863 It runs the entire gamut. 12 00:00:34,870 --> 00:00:35,820 Everything. 13 00:00:35,820 --> 00:00:38,670 I come in with a fixed list of stuff to do. 14 00:00:38,670 --> 00:00:40,810 And within 30 minutes of getting here 15 00:00:40,810 --> 00:00:44,120 I have an entire new list of things that I have to get done 16 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:45,970 before I can get back to my list. 17 00:00:45,970 --> 00:00:48,460 And most people fret about that 18 00:00:48,460 --> 00:00:51,320 but as an EOD guy we thrive in chaos. 19 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:53,203 And I just excel at that. 20 00:00:55,420 --> 00:00:57,330 I choose to serve because 21 00:00:57,330 --> 00:00:59,700 it's the best way that I can give back 22 00:00:59,700 --> 00:01:03,490 to my military brothers and sisters, my family 23 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:09,420 in a capacity that allows me to share my experiences 24 00:01:09,420 --> 00:01:11,170 from when I was on the active duty. 25 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:16,830 I think it's very special. 26 00:01:16,830 --> 00:01:19,750 It's awesome to be even nominated, 27 00:01:19,750 --> 00:01:22,130 let alone to win an award. 28 00:01:22,130 --> 00:01:24,770 The fact that I won for AFCAT and for IMSC 29 00:01:24,770 --> 00:01:26,113 is very humbling. 30 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:31,920 It's an amazing opportunity and I thank everybody. 31 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,070 My supervisor and everyone else along the line 32 00:01:35,070 --> 00:01:38,100 that allowed me the opportunity to participate in that. 33 00:01:38,100 --> 00:01:41,810 I'm Jimmy Prater, a Warfighter supporting Warfighters. 34 00:01:41,810 --> 00:01:43,010 I am IMSC. 35 00:01:44,988 --> 00:01:47,571 (upbeat music)