An official website of the United States government
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Image Gallery

Clear Filters | 141 - 160 of 194 results

Clearing the path, making a bang

Airmen assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal flight at Ali Al Salem Air Base, unpack ignition sources before a rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Udari Range, Kuwait, Sept. 25, 2019. Igniters are used as a pyrotechnic device to light the fuse to detonate the explosives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)
Details Download

Clearing the path, making a bang

Airmen assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal flight at Ali Al Salem Air Base, unpack fuse cords before a rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Udari Range, Kuwait, Sept. 25, 2019. The fuse cord is a non-electronic means to detonate explosives. When lit the fuse cord burns slowly until it reaches the blasting cap to set off the explosive charge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)
Details Download

Clearing the path, making a bang

Senior Airman Zachary Virdin, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal journeyman, assigned to Ali Al Salem Air Base, exits a vehicle before a rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Udari Range, Kuwait, Sept. 25, 2019. EOD technicians train to detect, disarm, detonate and dispose of explosive threats all over the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)
Details Download

Fingerprints to convicts: ACME tracks down the enemy

Sarah Stowers, Defense Forensic Science Center latent print examiner, poses for a photo with a deconstructed improvised explosive device at the Afghanistan Captured Material Exploitation laboratory at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2019. ACME is the only forensic operating lab in theater providing critical analysis to identify force protection threats and enable host nation criminal prosecutions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
Details Download

Fingerprints to convicts: ACME tracks down the enemy

Fingerprints appear on a bottle using a strong light source used by Afghanistan Captured Material Exploitation laboratory latent print examiners at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2019. Fragile prints, like this one, are typically found on nonporous surfaces like plastics and metals, and can be easily wiped off during collection and handling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
Details Download

Fingerprints to convicts: ACME tracks down the enemy

An optical bridge, two-connected microscopes, is used to match the markings on bullets at the Afghanistan Captured Material Exploitation laboratory at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2019. Just like fingerprints, the markings on firearms and their components are unique to the make, model, caliber, country of origin and serial number of a specific firearm. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
Details Download

Fingerprints to convicts: ACME tracks down the enemy

Erin Cook, Defense Forensic Science Center DNA analyst, pipettes DNA samples at the Afghanistan Captured Material Exploitation laboratory at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2019. Cook can provide a DNA profile using a multi-step process which includes separating DNA from the cell and making billions of copies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
Details Download

386th AEW command chief visits 407th AEG

Senior Airman Mike Rodgers, 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team member explains to Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Pachasa, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, how to operate the controls of an Andros F-6 robot, May 21, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Pachasa visited the 407th Air Expeditionary Group to brief Airmen on expectation leadership and received an immersion tour to get a better understanding of the mission. Rodgers is deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada and is a native of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
Details Download

386th AEW command chief visits 407th AEG

Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Pachasa, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, looks out from the control tower, May 21, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Pachasa visited the 407th Air Expeditionary Group to brief Airmen on expectation leadership and received an immersion tour to get a better understanding of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
Details Download

386th AEW command chief visits 407th AEG

Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Pachasa, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, talks with Airmen from the 407th Air Expeditionary Group, May 21, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Pachasa visited the 407th AEG to brief Airmen on expectation leadership and received an immersion tour to get a better understanding of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
Details Download

386th AEW command chief visits 407th AEG

Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Pachasa, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, shakes hands with U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Cambria, 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, May 21, 2018, during a tour of the 407th Air Expeditionary Group at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Pachasa visited the 407th AEG to brief Airmen on expectation leadership and received an immersion tour to get a better understanding of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
Details Download

386th AEW command chief visits 407th AEG

Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Pachasa, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, practices with the control console of an explosive ordnance disposal robot, May 21, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Pachasa visited the 407th Air Expeditionary Group to brief Airmen on expectation leadership and received an immersion tour to get a better understanding of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
Details Download

Multiple base agencies conduct a joint chemical response exercise

U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians, assigned to the 379th Civil Engineer Squadron, wait at a distance while x-raying an improvised rocket-assisted mortar during a joint chemical threat training exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 25, 2017. The 379th EOD Flight, 379th Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight and 379th Readiness and Emergency Management Flight responded to a simulated chemical agent threat. The scenario involved an unknown object that was launched over the perimeter. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
Details Download

Multiple base agencies conduct a joint chemical response exercise

U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians, assigned to the 379th Civil Engineer Squadron, assess and document a improvised rocket-assisted mortar during a joint chemical threat training exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 25, 2017. The 379 EOD Flight, 379th Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight and 379th Readiness and Emergency Management Flight responded to a simulated chemical agent threat. The scenario involved an unknown object that was launched over the perimeter. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
Details Download

Multiple base agencies conduct a joint chemical response exercise

A U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technician, assigned to the 379th Civil Engineer Squadron, uses a radio to communicate his initial findings on an improvised rocket-assisted mortar during a joint chemical threat training exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 25, 2017. The 379th EOD Flight, 379th Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight and 379th Readiness and Emergency Management Flight responded to a simulated chemical agent threat. The scenario involved an unknown object that was launched over the perimeter. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
Details Download

Multiple base agencies conduct a joint chemical response exercise

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Luke Bryant and Staff Sgt. Oscar Morales, both explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, fill sand bags during a joint chemical threat training exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 25, 2017. The 379th EOD Flight, 379th Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight and 379th Readiness and Emergency Management Flight responded to a simulated chemical agent threat. The sandbags were used to secure munitions while they were being assessed by EOD technicians. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
Details Download

Multiple base agencies conduct a joint chemical response exercise

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taylor Lahteine, explosive ordnance disposal journeyman assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, operates a Remotec Andros F6A Remote Ordnance Neutralization System, during a joint chemical threat training exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 25, 2017. The 379 EOD Flight, 379th Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight and 379th Readiness and Emergency Management Flight responded to a simulated chemical agent threat. The robot, which has chemical detection capability, was used to perform initial reconnaissance on an unknown object in the scenario. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
Details Download

Multiple base agencies conduct a joint chemical response exercise

A U.S. Air Force Remotec Andros F6A Remote Ordnance Neutralization System, assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, performs reconnaissance during a joint chemical threat training exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 25, 2017. The 379 EOD Flight, 379th Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight and 379th Readiness and Emergency Management Flight responded to a simulated chemical agent threat. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
Details Download

Multiple base agencies conduct a joint chemical response exercise

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taylor Lahteine, explosive ordnance disposal journeyman assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, operates a Remotec Andros F6A Remote Ordnance Neutralization System during a joint chemical threat training exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 25, 2017. The 379 EOD Flight, 379th Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight and 379th Readiness and Emergency Management Flight responded to a simulated chemical agent threat. The robot, which has chemical detection capability, was used to perform initial reconnaissance on an unknown object in the scenario. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
Details Download

EOD technicians conduct night counter-IED training

A U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, operates a compact metal detector to assess a potential threat during nighttime counter improvised explosive device training at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Oct. 21, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
Details Download