Photo by Sgt. Matthew Thompson | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.22.2014
Spc. Ryan Michael, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, sets a percussion actuated non-electric disarming tool near a simulated explosive device during the 75th Ordnance Company's Family Demonstration Day, Aug. 22. The Chillicothe, Ohio, native, his brothers and other family members attended the first family demonstration day held by the unit. The family demonstration day was held to......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Thompson | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.22.2014
Explosive ordnance disposal technicians carry percussion actuated non-electric disarming devices in front of their friends and family members during the 75th Ordnance Company's Family Demonstration Day, Aug. 22. Friends and family members attended the first family demonstration day held by the unit. The family demonstration day was held to build Soldier morale and to educate Soldiers' family......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Thompson | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.22.2014
Spc. Eric Meraz, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, smiles for a picture with his mother, Loretta, and his wife, Melissa, during the 75th Ordnance Company's Family Demonstration Day, Aug. 22. The Glendora, Calif., native, his mother, his wife and other family members attended the first family demonstration day held by the unit. The family demonstration day was held to build Soldier......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Thompson | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.22.2014
Kiersten Park, a friend of Capt. Jaybriel Akoi, the operations officer in charge, plays with one of the 75th Ordnance Company's PackBots during the 75th Ordnance Company's Family Demonstration Day, Aug. 22. The Copperas Cove native operated the robot around an obstacle course designed by the Soldiers. The family demonstration day was held to build Soldier morale and to educate Soldiers' family......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Thompson | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.22.2014
Natalie Lake watches a Talon-type explosive ordnance disposal robot that her father, Sgt. 1st Class Keith Lake, the operations noncommissioned officer in charge, is operating during the 75th Ordnance Company's Family Demonstration Day, Aug. 22. The Pensacola, Fla., native, his daughter and other friends and family members attended the first family demonstration day held by the unit. The family......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Thompson | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.22.2014
Sgt. 1st Class Keith Lake, the operations noncommissioned officer in charge, shows and explains some of the ordnance on display to his daughter, Natalie, during the 75th Ordnance Company's Family Demonstration Day, Aug. 22. The Pensacola, Fla., native, his daughter and other friends and family members attended the first family demonstration day held by the unit. The family demonstration day......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Thompson | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.22.2014
Kiersten Park, a friend of Capt. Jaybriel Akoi, the operations officer in charge, donned a protective bomb suit and attempted to pick up miniature traffic cones during the 75th Ordnance Company's Family Demonstration Day, Aug. 22. The Copperas Cove native wore the 84-pound suit for a short period of time. The family demonstration day was held to build Soldier morale and to educate Soldiers'......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Thompson | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.22.2014
Amanda Ulmer dons an 84-pound protective suit with the help of her husband, Spc. Brandon Ulmer, an explosive ordnance technician, during the 75th Ordnance Company's Family Demonstration Day, Aug. 22. "I can imagine how difficult it would be to perform ordinary tasks let alone very important detailed tasks," said the Dallas, Texas native who wore the 84-pound suit for a short period of time. ......
