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  • Airman 1st Class Brightly Pell, 22nd Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance technician, checks to ensure blasting caps are serviceable during controlled training detonations Jan. 14, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. An EOD technician is responsible for the detection, disarming, detonation and disposal of explosives that pose a threat to service members and civilians around the world. Each Airman in the EOD fight is required to complete a minimum of 16 hours of mission based training each week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa E. Garcia)

    EOD Brings the Boom

    It’s remarkable what a difference a year of technical training can make. After 169 days of intense physical training and mental exhaustion, the U.S. Air Force transforms everyday men and women into Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians.
  • Members of Team McConnell ride McConnell’s KC-135 Stratotanker-inspired float July 4, 2019, in Derby, Kan. Derby celebrated its 150th anniversary of being an established city during it’s Fourth of July Parade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexi Myrick)

    Derby Fourth of July Parade

    Members of Team McConnell ride McConnell’s KC-135 Stratotanker-inspired float July 4, 2019, in Derby, Kan. Derby celebrated its 150th anniversary of being an established city during it’s Fourth of July Parade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexi Myrick)
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    EOD Airmen perform IED training

    Senior Airman Kaanen Brabbs, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordinance Disposal journeyman, operates a robot to investigate a simulated improvised explosive device during training Oct. 24, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. EOD Airmen are first familiarized with robotic platforms during technical training and advance their skills
  • Staff Sgt. Brant Lundberg, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, takes cover during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training, June 27, 2017, at the mock village on McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The mock-village scenario allowed Airmen to react to uncertain circumstances in an urban setting and better prepared them for possible real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)

    CE, SFS partner for realistic combat training

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – Airmen assigned to the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron and the 22nd Security Forces Squadron participated in Tactical Combat Casualty Care training June 26-27, held for the first time here at the mock village on base.The purpose of the training was to further familiarize the personnel about casualty care and to
  • Members of 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal flight adhere explosive cutting tape to inert munitions April 25, 2017, at Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range, Salina, Kan. The ECT was detonated and used to cut into the bombs in order for them to be disposed of properly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)

    22nd CES EOD clears ANG weapons range

    Members of the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal flight conducted a clearance of Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range April 17-26 in Salina. Smoky Hill is a detachment of the 184th Intelligence Wing, which is located at McConnell, and is primarily an air-to-ground weapons range. Aircraft from all over the country fly there
  • Senior Airman Ryan Garvey, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordinance Disposal journeyman, talks to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Robotics competitors about one of EOD’s robots March 24, 2017, in Oklahoma City, Okla. The EOD Airmen showcased their unique part of McConnell’s mission set to teens interested in science, technology, electronics and mathematics careers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)

    McConnell EOD Airmen attend robotics event, educate teens

    Three Airmen assigned to the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordinance Disposal flight attended the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Robotics Competition in Oklahoma City, March 24-25.At the regional competitions, teams composed of teenagers demonstrate the abilities of the robots they built and contend to move on to
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