EOD

Airman 1st Class Joseph Makey, a 19th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal apprentice, utilizes the pan disruptor to disarm an Improvised Explosive Device, Jan. 19, 2012, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The 19th CES EOD conducted 328 EOD combat missions during 2010-2011, interrogating, rendering safe and disposing of more than 700 I.E.D.’s. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank)

EOD

Staff Sgt. Kyle Miller and Airman 1st Class Joseph Makey, both 19th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordinance Disposal apprentices, work with the EOD-9 Bomb Suite, Jan. 19, 2012, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The 19th CES EOD conducted 328 EOD combat missions during 2010-2011, interrogating, rendering safe and disposing of more than 700 Improvised Explosive Devices. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank)

EOD

Andros F-6A-remote ordinance neutralization system, retrieves an Improvised Explosive Device during training, Jan. 19, 2012, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The Andros F-6A-remote ordinance neutralization system is an unmanned remote bomb disposal robot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank)

EOD hones skill, readiness

Published Jan. 25, 2012