by carrying out surveillance tasks, testing, inspecting, maintaining and disposing of all sorts of ammunition, from bullet clips, anti-aircraft guided weapon systems, mines, mortars, tank rounds and aircraft bombs. The Ammunition Technician profession is not exclusive to the UK MoD but similar technical personnel also exist in the Canadian, Australian RAAOC, and New Zealand RNZALR. Ammunition Technicians trained at the Defence EOD Munitions Search School, Kineton also work on loan service engagements in a number of African, Far Eastern and Middle Eastern armed forces. In the United Kingdom, bomb disposal is carried out by two of three services (Royal Navy, and the Royal Logistic Corps and Royal Engineers of the British Army). The majority of counter terrorist bomb disposal and conventional munitions disposal activity in the UK is carried out by the Ammunition Technicians of the Royal Logistic Corps, the Royal Navy Clearance Divers deal with items below the high water mark and underwater tasks. The Royal Engineers deal with minefields, conventional, and German WWII aircraft bombs that occasionally turn up. Operational Honours The trade of Ammunition Technician is one of the most highly decorated professions in the British Army. The trade has been awarded 231 British gallantry awards as follows: George Cross - 9 George Medal - 80 Conspicuous Gallantry Cross - 1 Military Cross - 3 Queen's Gallantry Medal - 100 MBE for Gallantry - 14 BEM for Gallantry - 23 In addition, Ammunition Technicians and Ammunition Technical Officers have also received almost 200 Mention in Dispatches, King's or Queen's Commendations for Bravery. A further 100 awards of the MBE and BEM have been made to Ammunition Technicians for distinguished service within their trade. These decorations have been awarded since 1940 and in places such as Aden, Afghanistan, Albania, Burma, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Iraq, Italy, Kuwait, Malaya, Malta, Northern Ireland, Pacific, Sicily and Yugoslavia. George Cross Staff Sergeant Sydney Rogerson GC. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 11 October 1946. Warrant Officer Class 1 Barry Johnson GC Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 6 November 1990 Staff Sergeant Olaf Sean Schmid GC Royal Logistic Corps 19 March 2010 Staff Sergeant Kim Spencer Hughes GC Royal Logistic Corps 19 March 2010 George Medal Sergeant FW Pearce GM Royal Army Ordnance Corps 1944. Sergeant AT Taylor GM Royal Army Ordnance Corps 8 March 1957. Warrant Officer Class 2 BJC Reid GM Royal Army Ordnance Corps 1966. Sergeant