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1998-07-12 |
US Air Force Staff Sergeant Jason
Gusaas sets up Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) equipment during an exercise
at one of the Air National Guard's Regional Home Station Training Sites,
Fargo, North Dakota. (Released to Public) Location: FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA (ND) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) DoD photo by: SSGT BRADLY A. SCHNEIDER, USAF Date Shot: 12 Jul 1998 |
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1998-07-12 |
North Dakota Air National Guard Explosive
Ordnance Disposal (EOD) specialists, (from left) US Air Force Senior Airman
William Westfall and US Air Force Staff Sergeant Jason Gusaas, in an LAV
participate in an exercise at one of the Air National Guard's Regional
Home Station Training Sites, Fargo, North Dakota. (Released to Public) Location: FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA (ND) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) DoD photo by: SSGT BRADLY A. SCHNEIDER, USAF Date Shot: 12 Jul 1998 |
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1998-07-12 |
US Air Force Staff Sergeant Jason
Gusaas, 119th Fighter Wing, participates in an Explosive Ordnance Disposal
(EOD) exercise at the North Dakota Air National Guard's Regional Home
Station Training Site, Fargo, North Dakota. (Released to Public) Location: FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA (ND) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) DoD photo by: SSGT BRADLY A. SCHNEIDER, USAF Date Shot: 12 Jul 1998 |
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1998-07-01 |
US Air Force Senior Airman Neil Jones (left) and US Air Force Senior Airman Arin Finch disarm a 500-pound "dud" bomb. The pair are members of the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal flight, sweeps for mines during a training exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. This image was used in the July 1998 issue of Airman Magazine. (Released to Public) Location: NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NEVADA (NV) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) Date Shot: 1 Jul 1998 |
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1998-07-01 |
US Air Force Airman First Class Jake
McCloskey, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal flight,
sweeps for mines during a training exercise at Nellis Air Force Base,
Nevada. This image was used in the July 1998 issue of Airman Magazine.
(Released to Public) Location: NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NEVADA (NV) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) Date Shot: 1 Jul 1998 |
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Space Operations Squadron members help unearth bombs Released: Jun 1, 1998 by Airman 1st Class Elaine S. Tarello 750th Space Group Public Affairs ONIZUKA AIR STATION, Calif. (AFNS) -- When the Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., Explosive Ordnance Disposal team arrived at New Boston Air Station, N.H., they suspected they might find a bomb. They were, however, somewhat surprised to find four. During a scheduled subsurface ordnance clearance operation recently at New Boston, host to the 750th Space Group's 23rd Space Operations Squadron, the Patrick EOD team found four World War II-vintage 250-pound bombs, and also unearthed 12 practice bombs and 362 pieces of 2.25 rockets. "New Boston used to be a bombing range during the war and up until the mid-1950s," said Tech. Sgt. Richard D. Mackin, New Boston fire chief. "The area eventually evolved into a camping area." In fact, out of the 2,800 acres of New Boston, only 100 acres are operationally used. The remaining 2,700 acres of land are earmarked a camping, fishing and hunting area for Department of Defense employees. "We had to have the land cleared before we could officially declare it a campground," said Mackin. "So, we called in the EOD team to declare the land clear of ordnance up to four feet deep." The team is responsible for all Air Force Space Command assets east of the Mississippi River, according to Master Sgt. Gary M. Howden, Patrick's EOD superintendent. The team searched the area with MK-26 ordnance detectors, which are able to search up to 20 feet underground. One by one, they dug up the four bombs. Unable to determine whether the bombs were inert from the casings, the EOD team's only choice was to detonate them. "Bombs from this era all had the same casings," said Howden. "These days, practice bombs are easier to identify because of their color coating and markings." After alerting the surrounding community, the EOD team detonated the bombs with C-4 brought in from Otis Air National Guard Base, Mass. They discovered the inert bombs were used only for training. With detonation complete and the land declared clear, the EOD team cleared the campgrounds to six feet, and even up to 10 feet in some areas. After two weeks of locating and disposing of literally hundreds of buried devices, the EOD team headed home. "Everyone involved was thrilled with Patrick's EOD team," said Mackin. "They suffered through intense heat and vicious black flies without a complaint. They were true professionals." (Courtesy of Air Force Space Command News Service) |
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1998-05-28 |
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
technicians from the 4406th Support Group, inspect a wrecked van vehicle
on its side, the result of a High Energy Anti-Disruption Device (HEAD)
explosion, a simulated terrorist demonstration at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base,
Kuwait, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1998. (Released to Public) Location: AHMED AL JABER AIR BASE, AL AHMADI KUWAIT (KWT) DoD photo by: TSGT JAMES D. MOSSMAN, USAF Date Shot: 28 May 1998 |
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1998-05-28 |
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
technicians from the 4406th Support Group, inspect wrecked vehicles, the
result of a High Energy Anti-Disruption Device (HEAD) explosion, a simulated
terrorist demonstration at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, in support
of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1998. (Released to Public) Location: AHMED AL JABER AIR BASE, AL AHMADI KUWAIT (KWT) DoD photo by: TSGT JAMES D. MOSSMAN, USAF Date Shot: 28 May 1998 |
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1998-05-28 |
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
technicians from the 4406th Support Group, inspect a wrecked vehicle on
its side, the result of a High Energy Anti-Disruption Device (HEAD) explosion,
a simulated terrorist demonstration at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait,
in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1998. (Released to Public) Location: AHMED AL JABER AIR BASE, AL AHMADI KUWAIT (KWT) DoD photo by: TSGT JAMES D. MOSSMAN, USAF Date Shot: 28 May 1998 |
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1998-05-28 |
US Air Force (USAF) Senior Airman
(SRA) Will Kellum, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Apprentice, gives
Colonel (COL) Robert M. Awtrey, USAF Commander, 4406th Support Group (SG),
instructions on remotely detonating an explosive device at Ahmed Al Jaber
Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1998. (Released
to Public) Location: AHMED AL JABER AIR BASE, AL AHMADI KUWAIT (KWT) DoD photo by: TSGT JAMES D. MOSSMAN, USAF Date Shot: 28 May 1998 |
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1998-05-28 |
US Air Force (USAF) Explosive Ordnance
Disposal (EOD) technicians handle a fully assembled High Energy Anti-Disruption
Device (HEAD), at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation
SOUTHERN WATCH 1998. (Released to Public) Location: AHMED AL JABER AIR BASE, AL AHMADI KUWAIT (KWT) DoD photo by: TSGT JAMES D. MOSSMAN, USAF Date Shot: 28 May 1998 |
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1998-05-28 |
US Air Force (USAF) Staff Sergeant
(SSGT) Dewyer, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Journeyman, from Detachment
63, Union Head, Maryland, trains 4406th Support Group EOD technicians
on the assembly of a High Energy Anti-Disruption Device (HEAD), at Ahmed
Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1998.
(Released to Public) Location: AHMED AL JABER AIR BASE, AL AHMADI KUWAIT (KWT) DoD photo by: TSGT JAMES D. MOSSMAN, USAF Date Shot: 28 May 1998 |
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1998-05-01 |
Shot of Explosive Ordnance Disposal
troops clearing an area to ensure it's clear of landmines and munitions
in Kuwait. This image was used in the May 1998 issue of Airman Magazine.
(Released to Public) DoD photo by: MSGT
VAL GEMPIS Date Shot: 1 May 1998 |
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1998-02-28 |
EOD on the move OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH -- An explosive ordnance disposal unit Humvee and cargo trailer is backed into the cargo compartment of a C-17A Globemaster III. This aircraft and crew took people and vehicles of the 437th Civil Engineering Squadron fire department and explosive ordnance disposal unit from their home at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., to a deployed location in Southwest Asia, in support of Operation Southern Watch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lance Cheung) An explosive ordnance disposal unit Humvee and cargo trailer is backed into the cargo compartment of a C-17A Globemaster III. This aircraft and crew took people and vehicles of the 437th Civil Engineering Squadron fire department and explosive ordnance disposal unit from their home at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., to a deployed location in Southwest Asia, in support of Operation Southern Watch. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lance Cheung) |
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1998-01-01 |
Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: "Cassie" Category: Portrait/Personality Place: Second Place Portfolio and the National Press Photographers Association Award. Cassie, a 2-year-old Labrador retriever, sits attentively among a cache of inert explosives at Lackland Air Force Base's explosive ordnance disposal shop. Cassie has a nose for trouble and is being trained by the Defense Department Military Working Dog School to become a bomb sniffer for the Federal Aviation Administration. I used Lumedyne portable studio lighting equipment for this environmental shot. (Released to Public) DoD photo by: MSGT VAL GEMPIS Date Shot: 1 Jan
1998 |
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