Clearing the path, making a bang Published Oct. 7, 2019 By Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha 386th Air Expeditionary Wing ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait -- U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Frank Lopez, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal journeyman, assigned to Ali Al Salem Air Base, watches a blast during 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)