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    Air Force EOD operations [Image 3 of 38]

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    A U.S. Army soldier in MultiCam/OCP camouflage uniform is kneeling on arid, sandy terrain while examining an object in their hands. In front of the soldier lies what appears to be an unexploded ordnance (UXO) or artillery shell along with a tool or device on the ground. The setting and context suggest an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) or ordnance assessment operation.

    BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN

    03.14.2012

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Denoris Mickle 

    United States Air Forces Central           

    U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Staff Sgt. Scott Rice from the 673rd Civil Engineering Squadron, EOD flight, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, prepares to conduct a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance March 14, 2012. Rice is deployed to the 966th Air Expeditionary Squadron EOD flight who supports Combined Joint Task Force Paladin. EOD members are experts in chemical, biological, incendiary, radiological and nuclear materials and devices. The unit helps ensure freedom of operations in a deployed environment by applying special procedures to totally remove hazards created by unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices.

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    Date Taken: 03.14.2012
    Date Posted: 03.26.2012 10:40
    Photo ID: 548171
    VIRIN: 120314-F-NW323-074
    Resolution: 4256x2832
    Size: 5.44 MB
    Location: BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF

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