Staff Sgt. Ace, back, and Senior Airman Paola, explosive ordnance disposal technicians, navigate towards a simulated improvised explosive device during a training mission at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Dec. 30, 2014. EOD Airmen’s mission is to locate, identify and neutralize 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)