EOD: keeping Airmen, community safe
Staff Sgt. Ace, front, and Senior Airman Paola, explosive ordnance disposal technicians, survey’s the area for potential threats during a training exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Dec. 30, 2014. The EOD team trains on average up to 30 hours a week and covers flightline support, conventional, chemical, biological munitions and improvised explosive devices. Ace is currently deployed from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Ala., and Paola is currently deployed from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)