/ Published May 20, 2019
Staff Sgt. AJ Massa, 6th Civil Engineer Squadron, uses a metal detector to sweep the area during the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Warfighter Challenge May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Eglin-based exercise provides Airmen the chance to experience EOD problem-solving scenarios and network with others in the career field to help improve the mission. Massa and his team are from MacDill AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Staff Sgt. Austin Kotch, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, burns the coating on a wire at the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Warfighter Challenge May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Eglin-based exercise provides Airmen the chance to experience EOD problem-solving scenarios and network with others in the career field to help improve the mission. Kotch and his team are from Misawa Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Senior Airman Austin Flynn, 6th Civil Engineer Squadron, carries a simulated victim to safety during the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Warfighter Challenge May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Eglin-based exercise provides Airmen the chance to experience EOD problem-solving scenarios and network with others in the career field to help improve the mission. Flynn and his team are from MacDill AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Senior Airman Austin Craig, 21st Civil Engineer Squadron, use the Android Tactical Assault Kit communication device to take a picture of an improvised explosive device at the Warfighter Challenge May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Eglin-based exercise provides Airmen the chance to experience EOD problem-solving scenarios and network with others in the career field to help improve the mission. Craig and his team are from Peterson AFB, Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Staff Sgt. Austin Kotch, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, patrols the area between buildings at the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Warfighter Challenge May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Eglin-based exercise provides Airmen the chance to experience EOD problem-solving scenarios and network with others in the career field to help improve the mission. Kotch and his team are from Misawa Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Senior Airman Austin Craig, 21st Civil Engineer Squadron, searches the area for an improvised explosive device at the Warfighter Challenge May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Eglin-based exercise provides Airmen the chance to experience EOD problem-solving scenarios and network with others in the career field to help improve the mission. Craig and his team are from Peterson AFB, Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Austin Flynn, 6th Civil Engineer Squadron, places a tourniquet on a simulated victim during the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Warfighter Challenge May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Eglin-based exercise provides Airmen the chance to experience EOD problem-solving scenarios and network with others in the career field to help improve the mission. Flynn and his team are from MacDill AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Staff Sgt. AJ Massa, 6th Civil Engineer Squadron, examines the back seat of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device during the Warfighter Challenge May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Eglin-based exercise provides Airmen the chance to experience EOD problem-solving scenarios and network with others in the career field to help improve the mission. Massa and his team are from MacDill AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Senior Airman Austin Flynn, 6th Civil Engineer Squadron, uses a metal detector to sweep the area near simulated victim during the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Warfighter Challenge May 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Eglin-based exercise provides Airmen the chance to experience EOD problem-solving scenarios and network with others in the career field to help improve the mission. Flynn and his team are from MacDill AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Staff Sgt. AJ Massa, 6th Civil Engineer Squadron, uses his phone to take a photo of an electrical box during the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Warfighter Challenge May 8 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Eglin-based exercise provides Airmen the chance to experience EOD problem-solving scenarios and network with others in the career field to help improve the mission. Massa and his team are from MacDill AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
An explosive ordnance disposal technician secures a fastener onto a carpet during the Warfighter Challenge May 8 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Eglin-based exercise provides Airmen the chance to experience EOD problem-solving scenarios and network with others in the career field to help improve the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Senior Airman Austin Flynn, 6th Civil Engineer Squadron, uses a rope to pull an improvised explosive device during the Warfighter Challenge May 8 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Eglin-based exercise provides Airmen the chance to experience EOD problem-solving scenarios and network with others in the career field to help improve the mission. Flynn and his team are from MacDill AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)