FUZE RETENTION

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. Staff Sgt. Todd Kuikka, NCOIC of robotics, shows how the fuze ring is unscrewed to remove it from other bomb components. Removing the ring is a maneuver that must be performed by the robots of the 96th Civil Engineer Group EOD Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)

HANDLING EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. Senior Airman Anthony DeMarino, EOD Flight robotics journeyman, holds a warhead from a BLU 108 submunition. It is one component that is manipulated by the robot after testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)

ROBOTIC BAND SAW

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. The band saw is used to cut the fuzes from the explosives after a field test. The 96th Civil Engineer Group Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight uses the robot during testing so they can retrieve bomb components after testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)

MONSTER EOD ROBOT

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. The 96th Civil Engineer Group Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight uses this excavator to retrieve components of new technology such as bombs during testing. It's the largest robots used by the 96th Civil Engineer Group Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight to retrieve bomb components after testing. It can dig 30 feet into the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)

Eyes on target

The GAU-8/A and its ammunition are rigorously tested by a team of engineers at the Gun and Ammunition test facility on Range A-22 here. (US Air Force photo by Airman Anthony Jennings)

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The GAU-8/A and its ammunition are rigorously tested by a team of engineers at the Gun and Ammunition test facility on Range A-22 here. (US Air Force photo by Airman Anthony Jennings)