EOD airmen blast keeping service members safe [Image 38 of 38]

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN

03.16.2012

Photo by Staff Sgt. Sara Keller 

United States Air Forces Central           

Airmen from the 966th Air Expeditionary Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight wait move their truck far enough away before setting off a controlled detonation at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, March 16, 2012. The EOD flight with the 966th AES is tasked to mitigate, render safe, and/or destroy any conventional or un-conventional 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: 03.16.2012
• Date Posted: 03.26.2012 10:20
• Photo ID: 548219
• VIRIN: 120316-F-NH180-969
• Resolution: 3612x1788
• Size: 4.98 MB
• Location: BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF