On Wednesday morning, a small cannon fired a projectile into a cardboard box at the explosives range at Malmstrom Air Force Base.
“We’ll use that for opening up suspicious items or to gain access into a bag or a box so we can further interrogate whatever it is with our robot,” said Technical Sergeant Tristan Crandall, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team leader.
The EOD team is the military equivalent of a civilian bomb squad.
Ever wonder about the loud BOOMS sometimes heard on the east side of Great Falls (and beyond)? Meet the team responsible: https://t.co/wd88MtmsIJ
— KRTV Great Falls MT (@KRTV) June 2, 2021
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Source: 3KRTV News