EOD: keeping Airmen, community safe
Staff Sgt. Ace, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, uses a metal detector to scan the area for a simulated improvised explosive device during a training exercise Dec. 30, 2014, in Southwest Asia. EOD Airmen are tasked with clearing munitions and enabling base operations to resume, such as clearing the airfield and creating an airstrip to get aircraft back in the air in order to provide defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)