US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Sean McLaughlin, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) SPECIALIST, wearing an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bomb suit (EOD-8), performs an x-ray test using a SAIC RTR-4 Portable Digital X-Ray Imaging System on a simulated explosive during a training exercise. The EOD Flight's primary duty is to support Whiteman AFB, the B-2 Spirit bomber and weapon systems, local and surrounding area to include, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Illinois for any explosive disposal eventuality. The EOD team members train weekly to maintain their proficiencies for real world events
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Whiteman Air Force Base
State: Missouri (MO)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tia Schroeder, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
16/06/2004
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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