Air Force 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and Marine Corps Special Marine Air Ground Task Force EOD prepare explosives on munitions during a disposal operation in Southwest Asia, June 6, 2017. Additional support from Italian Air Force and 407th Air Expeditionary Group assisted in completing the task of disposing of more than 5,000 pieces of expired 30 mm rounds and aircraft decoy flares. EOD’s mission is to protect personnel, resources, and the environment from hazardous explosive ordnance, improvised explosive devices and weapons of mass
Air Force 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and Marine Corps Special Marine Air Ground Task Force EOD prepare explosives on munitions during a disposal operation in Southwest Asia, June 6, 2017. Additional support from Italian Air Force and 407th Air Expeditionary Group assisted in completing the task of disposing of more than 5,000 pieces of expired 30 mm rounds and aircraft decoy flares. EOD’s mission is to protect personnel, resources, and the environment from hazardous explosive ordnance, improvised explosive devices and weapons of mass destruction, which may include; incendiary, chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazards. They specialize in tools, techniques and personal protective equipment to detect or identify, monitor, evaluate, interrogate, mitigate, render safe, recover, and disposal operations on ordnance or devices delivered, placed, or made dangerous by any circumstances. ( Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ramon A. Adelan)
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