Senior Airman Robert M. Hile, 788th Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, remotely operates an MTGR robot to search for and secure improvised explosive devices during the EOD Warfighter Challenge at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 2. The camera mounted on Hile’s helmet shows an in depth, real-time, color picture of the device. The challenge was a four-day, scenario-based, skills exchange between 17 EOD teams from across the Air Force.

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