The phrase “Fetch Felix†was used by the British Army as the signal that a suspect device had been found. Felix (a cartoon cat with nine lives) was chosen as the call sign of the 321 EOD unit (now the 11 EOD Regiment RLC). This unit became the most decorated squadron in the British Army during peacetime, mainly for operations in N Ireland, so it seemed appropriate that my Action Force EOD team would borrow the title. Here they are posing on a recent deployment to South America where they helped the local army and security forces deal with bombs and booby traps being used by numerous drug cartels.
Current "Felix" team roll call...
Tripwire - as Action Force’s top EOD technician, he personally inspects each device they are called to deal with and with the help of his team, disarms them.
Bazooka - also EOD qualified, he specialised in IEDs which use anti tank missiles/mines.
Barbeque - his skills and knowledge are vital when dealing with incendiary devices and those near locations such as oil/gas pipelines (popular terrorist targets). He’s also trained to deal with chemical/radiological threats.
Stalker - the team’s current medic, he also provides cover and tactical expertise especially in jungle and urban environments, where IED’s can be traps designed to catch the EOD team.
Breaker - not only responsible for the teams comms, he also operates various jamming devices to prevent the “bad guys†setting off devices by remote control.
"You were engineered with such potential, Serpentor. But you lack the most important DNA of all... mine."
