U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott Rice, explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 966th Air Expeditionary Squadron and Combined Joint Task Force Paladin, looks for an exact location on a map before heading out to respond to a multiple rocket attack on base at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, March 20, 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.
Date Taken: | 03.20.2012 |
Date Posted: | 03.26.2012 10:26 |
Photo ID: | 548211 |
VIRIN: | 120320-F-NH180-128 |
Resolution: | 4256x2832 |
Size: | 3.78 MB |
Location: | BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF |
Web Views: | 80 |
Downloads: | 34 |
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