Capt. John Oliver (right), commander of Company A, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, places the 25th ID patch on the right shoulder of Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Chism, Oct. 23, at Combat Outpost Talukan. Chism, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 466th Air Expeditionary Squadron, works under the guidance of the 1/25th training Afghan National Civil Order Police in EOD techniques and tactics. The wear of the “combat patch” is an Army tradition, and awarded to those directly serving in combat with a specific unit. Al
Capt. John Oliver (right), commander of Company A, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, places the 25th ID patch on the right shoulder of Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Chism, Oct. 23, at Combat Outpost Talukan. Chism, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 466th Air Expeditionary Squadron, works under the guidance of the 1/25th training Afghan National Civil Order Police in EOD techniques and tactics. The wear of the “combat patch” is an Army tradition, and awarded to those directly serving in combat with a specific unit. Although the Air Force doesn't carry this tradition, Oliver said he wanted to present Chism with the patch because “he is part of the family.” EOD feature 485494
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