News>Photo essay: Airmen participate in a dismounted patrol preparedness exercise
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Airman 1st Class Jordan Burger prepares to "fire" his weapon June 2, 2011, during a dismounted patrol preparedness exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Airman Burger is assigned to the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame)
by Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame
354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
6/9/2011 - EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AFNS) -- Members of the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron practice the fundamentals of tactical troop movement and improvised explosive devices here June 2, during a dismounted patrol preparedness exercise.
6/14/2011 4:25:28 PM ET Jordan Burger is EOD. I went through EOD school with him.
JB, MA
6/13/2011 2:12:29 PM ET These guys aren't preparing only for deployment to hotspots overseas. They're also getting ready for when there is no food on the shelves at your local supermarket and for when an Operation Gladio scenario is brought to the U.S. by our own managerial elites.
wayno, virginia
6/13/2011 11:05:16 AM ET MH: Have you been deployed recently? Everyone in the AF should be given an opportunity to learn these tactics. I am in public affairs, and while in Afghanistan I was tasked at certain intervals with being an armed escort for contractors. This was before combat skills training was required for deployers. If I could be put in that position, certainly an Airman from a civil engineer squadron, which includes EOD by the way, would also have the same opportunity.
Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek, Fort George G Meade Md.
6/9/2011 11:10:58 PM ET So far outside their lane it isn't even funny. Why can't people just own their slice of the mission and be the best at it? The Good Idea Fairy struck somebody in this unit and now they're all aboard the FAILboat. All so they could do sexy stuff.
