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    JET Airmen supporting Operation Enduring Freedom [Image 11 of 16]

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    A smiling military personnel wearing EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) patch and full combat gear is walking across an arid desert terrain. The soldier is carrying an orange object, possibly a flag or marker, and is equipped with a tactical vest, helmet, gloves, and sunglasses. The background shows a flat, dry landscape with distant mountains under a clear blue sky.

    KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN

    03.16.2014

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young 

    United States Air Forces Central           

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle McGann, 466th Air Expeditionary Squadron, Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, enjoys removing a vehicle towing device during EOD demolition day, March 16, 2014. McGann is responsible for robot operation during EOD missions and ammunition accountability. The Molalla, Ore. native, is deployed from the 627th Civil Engineering Squadron, Patrick Air Force Base, Calif. More than 1,200 Operation Enduring Freedom Airmen are deployed in Joint Expeditionary Tasking and Individual Augmentee-status to conduct non-traditional Air Force missions with joint-service partners throughout Afghanistan. McGann and more than 350 other Airmen serve in JET/IA positions throughout Afghanistan’s Regional Command South, Southwest and West attached to the U.S. Air Force 466th Air Expeditionary Squadron at Kandahar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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    Date Taken: 03.16.2014
    Date Posted: 04.17.2014 10:41
    Photo ID: 1255018
    VIRIN: 140316-F-IO684-563
    Resolution: 3050x1755
    Size: 3.81 MB
    Location: KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AF
    Hometown: MOLALLA, OREGON, US
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