Staff Sgt. Ace, explosive ordnance disposal technician, prepares a simulated improvised explosive device for detonation during a training exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Dec. 30, 2014. EOD Airmen are tasked with clearing munitions and enabling base operations to resume, such as clearing the airfield and creating an airstrip to get aircraft back in the air in order to provide air superiority. Ace is currently deployed from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)