Photo By Senior Airman Lane Plummer | Staff Sgt. Andrew Trelly, left or right, and Airman 1st Class Ryein Potter, 786th...... read more read more
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RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany—The 786th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal conducted a field training exercise during the week of July 25-28.
The FTX improved mission-readiness through multiple scenarios that ensured the EOD Airmen are ready to properly conduct missions in real-world situations.
According to Senior Master Sgt. Tom Pilla, 786th CES EOD field commander, the importance of the event is keeping Airmen up to date on EOD capabilities.
“Throughout my time in the service, training has become much more complex for EOD,” said Pilla. “We continue to learn more lessons on how to better condition our Airmen for situations out in the field, whether they’ve been in combat before or not.”
The exercises included dismounted improvised explosive device training, nuclear weapons training and a joint nuclear weapons response operation. In these events, Airmen maneuvered into areas as a team of three and were required to detect possible signs of ordnance or suspicious items laid in the ground.
This training required thorough cooperation, according to Master Sgt. Michael Overton, 786th CES safety advisor.
“We train Airmen to go in packs of three because they have to learn how important it is to rely on each other,” said Overton. “These guys learn that their job is to take care of the two that have his back. They’re always looking out for one another.”
This cooperation is an example of the camaraderie EOD Airmen have with one another, according to Overton.
“We’re very close with one another,” said Overton. “We look out for each other, on and off duty. Training like this reinforces that the kind of things we go through together strengthens our bonds with each other.”
Firefighters from the 786th CES also participated, and according to Master Sgt. Edward Seeley, 786th CES assistant chief of fire department readiness, cooperation with other units across Ramstein is vital to mission success.
“Every chance to work with units such as security forces or EOD, I like to take,” said Seeley. “We learn so much more by becoming involved in larger exercises that come closer to real-life situations. Not only that, but learning a little about their jobs goes a long way when it comes to strategizing what we can do to make a process easier for not just us, but all Airmen involved.”
| Date Taken: | 08.01.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 08.02.2016 02:25 |
| Story ID: | 205644 |
| Location: | DE |
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