Tech. Sgt. Daniel K. Robinson and Staff Sgt. David Fleming, explosive ordnance disposal technicians with the 966th Air Expeditionary Squadron and Combined Joint Task Force Paladin, kneel next to an unexploded ordnance that was reported found off base at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, March 19, 2012. The EOD flight with the 966th AES is tasked to mitigate, render safe, and/or destroy any conventional or unconventional explosive threat as well as chemical, nuclear or biological hazards inside and outside the wire. Their operations can be performed 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Some of their responsibilities as EOD technicians include mitigating improvised explosive devices, post blast analysis and route clearing packages.
<dl><dd>Unit: U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: Airmen; Air National Guard; Explosion; Explosive Ordinance Disposal; AFCENT; Air Force; EOD; Homemade Explosive; AFCENT news team; Sara Csurilla; 966th AES</dd></dl>
Staff Sgt. Sara Keller
Taken on 19 March 2012
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