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WARREN GROVE RANGE, N.J. - Explosive ordnance disposal Airmen from the 177th Civil Engineering Squadron were joined by fellow EOD Airmen from the Air Force Reserve to perform the annual range clearance at Warren Grove Gunnery Range in Ocean County, N.J.
Beginning on April 28, the range went quiet, letting Airmen retrieve all the ordnance that was dropped at the Range during the past year. EOD and range personnel used military vehicles, construction equipment and all-terrain vehicles to clear the target areas for training purposes.
“We come up to the range to clear it of all hazards,” said Master Sgt. David Niedzwiadek, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Explosive Ordinance Disposal team. “It is good training and also a real world operation, the way we make these large bombs safe. The annual clearance ensures the bombing range can be used safely by military personnel.”
On May 1, the Airmen rendered safe – a controlled detonation operation – by performing a series of three detonations using shape charges on 30 inert BDU-50s, 500-pound practice bombs and two cartridges from BDU-33s, 25-pound practice bombs, for future recycling.
The detonations were part of a joint venture between the 177th and the Air Force Reserve’s 514th Explosive Ordinance Disposal shop.
We actually work with the 177th EOD guys often,” said Master Sgt. Dustin Heines, from the 514th Air Mobility Wing. “EOD is one and the same, it doesn't matter if you are Guard, Reserve or Active Duty, we’re all here to help each other.”
| Date Taken: | 05.01.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 05.14.2015 09:18 |
| Story ID: | 163171 |
| Location: | WARREN GROVE RANGE, NJ, US |
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