Staff Sgt. Ace, right, and Senior Airman Paola, explosive ordnance disposal technicians, strategize their movement while on foot patrol during a training exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Dec. 30, 2014. Airmen who work in the EOD flight are required to think outside the box and accept nothing less than perfection when performing their duties. 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)