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  • EOD's robots on Air Force ranges' most wanted list

    If a human eye could be close enough to see the robot tearing up a target on Eglin's range, it may just think it's witnessing a terrifying scene from a Hollywood movie.However, the only "disguise" involved when these drones are in action are the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron's explosive ordnance

  • Son follows father into Air Force as EOD technician

    An Air Force family's legacy continued when a Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal graduate had his occupational badge pinned on by his father, a career EOD technician, here Sept. 12.Nine of Airman 1st Class Thomas Schott's family members and friends attended the graduation ceremony, including

  • EOD welcomes home last Army support team

     When a team of explosive ordnance disposal technicians returned from deployment Sept. 14, they closed the final chapter in a mission that lasted more than a decade.Family, co-workers and friends of Tech Sgt. Joseph Burke, Staff Sgt. Michael Edwards and Senior Airman Joshua Frehner, assigned to the

  • Team Target hits QF-16 mark

    The Air Force's newest aerial target took a major step toward preparing warfighters downrange with a realistic 4th generation replication of what they may face on the battlefield. The first unmanned QF-16 Viper struck down over the Gulf of Mexico Sept. 5 was part of a joint effort between the Test

  • Wolfenbarger notified of Order of the Sword induction

    In an emotional ceremony Sep. 3, Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, learned she has been selected for induction into the AFMC Order of the Sword.The surprise notification was made in front of hundreds of Airmen from Wright-Patterson as well as senior leaders from

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a