Senior Airman Joseph Plato, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, lays prone with his weapon as part of the Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force, or Prime BEEF, program at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, July 22, 2021. Plato was taking rear guard to protect his squad mates during a patrol that simulated tasks and responsibilities Airmen might encounter while deployed.

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