EOD preps for the 2020 MCAS Airshow

Photo By Sgt. Micha Pierce | U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Derrick Kee, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, finishes setting up test explosions for the upcoming 2020 air show Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 19, 2020. The EOD Marines went out to the range and poured fuel in three separate bags with varied fuel measurements to test which mixture would make for the best display during the MAGTF demonstrations. The 2020 air show will take place 1-3 May. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Micha Pierce)  

MCAS CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

02.25.2020

Story by Cpl. Micha Pierce 

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

All around Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, Marines are prepping and practicing for the upcoming 2020 MCAS Cherry Point Air Show. This includes the MCAS Cherry Point Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Marines assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron. They are gearing up and going out on the range to make sure all demonstrations are done properly and as spectacularly as possible. The EOD Marines went out to the range with mogas and diesel fuel on February 19, 2020, making three separate fuel bags with varied measurements of each type of fuel to test which mixture would make for the best display during the Marine Air Ground Task Force demonstrations. They even tested out a different type of firing device from what was used last air show to create the explosions in the most proficient way possible.

• Date Taken: 02.25.2020
• Date Posted: 03.04.2020 12:36
• Story ID: 363881
• Location: MCAS CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US