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A Man Transportable Robotic System - Increment II robot advances toward a suspected ordnance item during a simulated training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, January 27, 2022. The MTRS is a remotely operated system that enables EOD technician detect, confirm. Identify and dispose of unexploded explosive ordnance and other hazards from a safe distance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jesenia Landaverde)

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Senior Airman William Portzline, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, controls a Man Transportable Robotic System - Increment II robot during a simulated training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, January 27, 2022. The MTRS is a remotely operated system that enables EOD technician detect, confirm. Identify and dispose of unexploded explosive ordnance and other hazards from a safe distance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jesenia Landaverde)

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Senior Airman Noah Pate, 8th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, identifies suspicious object during a simulated training exercise at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, January 27, 2022. In response to a suspected improvised explosive device, Kunsan defenders prepared to cordon the scene, allowing a safe distance between the device and any base asset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jesenia Landaverde)

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Senior Airman Darrien Welker, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, scouts the Improvised Explosive Device reported during a simulated training exercise at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, January 27, 2022. EOD technicians are trained to detect, disarm and dispose of explosive threats in the most extreme environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jesenia Landaverde)

SFS, EOD training: search & destroy suspicious drone

Published Feb. 15, 2022
By Staff Sgt. Jesenia Landaverde
8th Fighter Wing

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --

8th Security Forces Squadron and Explosives Ordinance Disposal Airmen coordinate during a routine training to defuse a simulated explosive device.