The Joint Defense Operations Center calls about a confirmed or suspected explosive ordnance disposal incident. Three Airmen rush out the door, set up their truck and immediately depart for the incident site. They head out with a security element to safely transport them to the location. For them it is now an information game and race against time.
“It is a constant cat and mouse game where everyone is constantly evolving,” said Staff Sgt. Drew Tesser, a 753rd Ordnance Company EOD technician at Kandahar Airfield. “We need every bit of information we can get from long range reconnaissance before we make a hard decision to disarm or detonate the suspected improvised explosive device.”
The team utilizes different types of equipment from remote controlled robots to small unmanned aerial systems to provide reconnaissance on a potential hazard site.
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Source: U.S. Air Force