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Boom goes the dynamite: EOD performs ADR ops

Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight regularly perform ammunitions disposition request operations to safely dispose of munitions that are unserviceable due to damage or expiration.

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) flight arranges munitions to be safely disposed of as part of an ammunitions disposition request (ADR) near Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 5, 2020.

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) flight arranges munitions to be safely disposed of as part of an ammunitions disposition request (ADR) near Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 5, 2020. Airmen assigned to the 380th ECES EOD flight regularly make use of the nearby range for training and ADR operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zade Vadnais)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kyle Koski, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) logistics section chief, unloads unserviceable munitions to be safely disposed of near Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 5, 2020.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kyle Koski, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) logistics section chief, unloads unserviceable munitions to be safely disposed of near Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 5, 2020. Airmen assigned to the 380th ECES EOD flight regularly dispose of munitions that are no longer serviceable due to damage or expiration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zade Vadnais)

Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) flight safely dispose of unserviceable munitions as part of an ammunitions disposition request (ADR) operation near Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 5, 2020.

Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) flight safely dispose of unserviceable munitions as part of an ammunitions disposition request (ADR) operation near Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 5, 2020. Airmen assigned to the 380th ECES EOD flight regularly perform ADR operations to safely dispose of munitions that are unserviceable due to damage or expiration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zade Vadnais)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brad Linville, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) operations and administration noncommissioned officer (left), and Senior Airman Jordan Park, 380th ECES EOD technician (right), prepare a demolition system, remote and time (DSRT) device during an ammunitions disposition request (ADR) operation near Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 5, 2020.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brad Linville, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) operations and administration noncommissioned officer (left), and Senior Airman Jordan Park, 380th ECES EOD technician (right), prepare a demolition system, remote and time (DSRT) device during an ammunitions disposition request (ADR) operation near Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 5, 2020. DSRTs are firing devices that enable 380th ECES EOD Airmen to remotely control detonations from safe distances of up to five miles away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zade Vadnais)

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