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Master Sgt. Jessie Barcala and Senior Airman Fernando Olivias Fortin, both of the 482nd Civil Engineering Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight, set up an explosive branch line to attach to an explosive main line used to set off multiple explosives at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Feb. 9. EOD neutralizes used and unused ordnance that remain after an incident, accident, or enemy attack which presents a threat to military operations, installations, personnel or material. They tackle a range of contingencies from neutralizing explosives and bombs, to recovering found ordnance, and supporting the secret service, aircraft crashes, incident response teams, and post attack base recovery operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres)


From bunker busting duds to makeshift munitions, EOD neutralizes all comers

Master Sgt. Jessie Barcala and Senior Airman Fernando Olivias Fortin, both of the 482nd Civil Engineering Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight, set up an explosive branch line to attach to an explosive main line used to set off multiple explosives at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Feb. 9. EOD neutralizes used and unused ordnance that remain after an incident, accident, or enemy attack which presents a threat to military operations, installations, personnel or material. They tackle a range of contingencies from neutralizing explosives and bombs, to recovering found ordnance, and supporting the secret service, aircraft crashes, incident response teams, and post attack base recovery operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres)

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