SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. - - The 20th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) flight hosted a team-building exercise for the University of South Carolina Sumter Fire Ants softball squad at Shaw, Jan. 23, 2026.
The exercise was designed to strengthen the team’s communication, resilience and camaraderie by having them undergo various small-group challenges and competitions involving EOD equipment and skills.
“The intent was to put the players into an unknown, new environment and stress them out a bit, forcing them to work on their intra-team communication before their season gets underway,” said Capt. Austin Richardson, 20 CES EOD flight commander.
With their coaches looking on, the 24 USC Sumter softball players...