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EOD suits up for coalition training

A photo of medics taking off a bomb suit

Members of the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group and Royal Danish Air Force receive training on how to remove bomb suits from Airmen of the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept. 9, 2021. The EOD Flight led training with 386th EMDG and Royal Danish Air Force medics on how to properly and safely remove a bomb suit. EOD members are tasked with clearing unexploded ordnance to ensure the safety of the base and may be exposed to blast. This training gives instruction to remove members from the suits so they can receive care without additional injury. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

Airmen look at a bomb suit

Members of the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group and Royal Danish Air Force receive training on how to remove bomb suits from Airmen of the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept. 9, 2021. The EOD Flight led training with 386th EMDG and Royal Danish Air Force medics on how to properly and safely remove a bomb suit. EOD members are tasked with clearing unexploded ordnance to ensure the safety of the base and may be exposed to blast. This training gives instruction to remove members from the suits so they can receive care without additional injury. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

An Airman pulls a zipper

A medic from the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group releases the leg portion of a bomb suit during training at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept 9, 2021. The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight led training with 386th EMDG and Royal Danish Air Force medics on how to properly and safely remove a bomb suit. EOD members are tasked with clearing unexploded ordnance to ensure the safety of the base and may be exposed to blast. This training gives instruction to remove members from the suits so they can receive care without additional injury. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

Air listen to instructions

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Finkel, center, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight technician, shows the location of release straps on a bomb suit to medics from the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group and Royal Danish Air Force at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept, 9, 2021. The EOD Flight led training with 386th EMDG and Royal Danish Air Force medics on how to properly and safely remove a bomb suit. EOD members are tasked with clearing unexploded ordnance to ensure the safety of the base and may be exposed to blast. This training gives instruction to remove members from the suits so they can receive care without additional injury. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

A Royal Danish Air Force medic examines a bomb suit

Members of the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group and Royal Danish Air Force receive training on how to remove bomb suits from Airmen of the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept. 9, 2021. The EOD Flight led training with 386th EMDG and Royal Danish Air Force medics on how to properly and safely remove a bomb suit. EOD members are tasked with clearing unexploded ordnance to ensure the safety of the base and may be exposed to blast. This training gives instruction to remove members from the suits so they can receive care without additional injury. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

A photo of an Airman putting on a helmet

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Melissa Aubrey, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Flight, secures the straps of a bomb suit helmet during a demonstration on how to remove the suit to medics from the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group and Royal Danish Air Force during a coalition training event at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept. 9, 2021 The EOD Flight led training with 386th EMDG and Royal Danish Air Force medics on how to properly and safely remove a bomb suit. EOD members are tasked with clearing unexploded ordnance to ensure the safety of the base and may be exposed to blast. This training gives instruction to remove members from the suits so they can receive care without additional injury. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

A photo of Airmen talking

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Lambert, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight technician, and Master Sgt. Jose Gonzalez, 386th Expeditionary Medica group, speak about the technical aspects of a bomb suit during a coalition training event at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept. 9, 2021. The EOD Flight led training with 386th EMDG and Royal Danish Air Force medics on how to properly and safely remove a bomb suit. EOD members are tasked with clearing unexploded ordnance to ensure the safety of the base and may be exposed to blast. This training gives instruction to remove members from the suits so they can receive care without additional injury. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

A photo of Airmen and Royal Danish Air Force medic training

U.S. Air Force technicians from the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Flight demonstrate how to remove a bomb suit to medics from the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group and Royal Danish Air Force during a coalition training event at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept. 9, 2021. The EOD Flight led training with 386th EMDG and Royal Danish Air Force medics on how to properly and safely remove a bomb suit. EOD members are tasked with clearing unexploded ordnance to ensure the safety of the base and may be exposed to blast. This training gives instruction to remove members from the suits so they can receive care without additional injury. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

A photo of Airmen looking at a helmet

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicole Swift and 1st Lt. Sabrina Hooks, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group medics, examine a bomb suit helmet during a coalition training event at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept. 9, 2021. The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight led training with 386th EMDG and Royal Danish Air Force medics on how to properly and safely remove a bomb suit. EOD members are tasked with clearing unexploded ordnance to ensure the safety of the base and may be exposed to blast. This training gives instruction to remove members from the suits so they can receive care without additional injury. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

A photo of Airmen training
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Technicians from the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Flight demonstrate how to remove a bomb suit to medics from the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group and Royal Danish Air Force during a coalition training event at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept. 9, 2021. The EOD Flight led training with 386th EMDG and Royal Danish Air Force medics on how to properly and safely remove a bomb suit. EOD members are tasked with clearing unexploded ordnance to ensure the safety of the base and may be exposed to blast. This training gives instruction to remove members from the suits so they can receive care without additional injury. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

ALI AL SALEM, Kuwait --

The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight led training with 386th EMDG and Royal Danish Air Force medics on how to properly and safely remove a bomb suit. EOD members are tasked with clearing unexploded ordnance to ensure the safety of the base and may be exposed to blast. This training gives instruction to remove members from the suits so they can receive care without additional injury.

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