120 construction rgt was disbanded in 1950, when 211 (t&m) fd sqn returned to 119 engineer rgt and 583 construction sqn became an independent unit as 583 bomb disposal squadron. when the ta was reduced into the territorial and army volunteer reserve (tavr) in 1967 the squadron was incorporated into a new 590 specialist team re (explosive ordnance disposal) at dover. in 1975 this became 590 eod squadron at rochester under 33 engineer regiment (eod), transferring to 101 (city of london) engineer regiment in 1988 and redesignated 221 field squadron (eod) in 1993.