EOD, SFS join forces for maximum base defense

Staff Sgt. Tyler McConnell, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight member, activates a shotgun round on a robot during a base defense exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Nov. 3, 2021. The exercise was designed to test the 31st Fighter Wing’s ability to respond to a variety of potential threats, protect and generate combat airpower, and defend the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elijah M. Dority)

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EOD, SFS join forces for maximum base defense

Staff Sgt. Tyler McConnell, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight member, communicates on a radio during a base defense exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Nov. 3, 2021. The exercise was designed to test the 31st Fighter Wing’s ability to respond to a variety of potential threats, protect and generate combat airpower, and defend the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elijah M. Dority)

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EOD, SFS join forces for maximum base defense

Airmen assigned to the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight send a robot to a suspicious vehicle during a base defense exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Nov. 3, 2021. The exercise was designed to test the 31st Fighter Wing’s ability to respond to a variety of potential threats, protect and generate combat airpower, and defend the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elijah M. Dority)

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EOD, SFS join forces for maximum base defense

Staff Sgt. Tyler McConnell, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight member, prepares a robot during a base defense exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Nov. 3, 2021. The exercise was designed to test the 31st Fighter Wing’s ability to respond to a variety of potential threats, protect and generate combat airpower, and defend the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elijah M. Dority)

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EOD, SFS join forces for maximum base defense

Senior Airman Lemuel Pachicom, 31st Security Forces Squadron response force leader inspects a suspicious vehicle during a base defense exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Nov. 3, 2021. The exercise was designed to test the 31st Fighter Wing’s ability to respond to a variety of potential threats, protect and generate combat airpower, and defend the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elijah M. Dority)

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EOD, SFS join forces for maximum base defense

Staff Sgt. Tyler McConnell, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight member, inspects a suspicious vehicle through the lens of a robot during a base defense exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Nov. 3, 2021. The exercise was designed to test the 31st Fighter Wing’s ability to respond to a variety of potential threats, protect and generate combat airpower, and defend the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elijah M. Dority)

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EOD, SFS join forces for maximum base defense

Published Nov. 4, 2021
By Senior Airman Elijah M. Dority
AFN Aviano

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Staff Sgt. Tyler McConnell, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight member, activates a shotgun round on a robot during a base defense exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Nov. 3, 2021. The exercise was designed to test the 31st Fighter Wing’s ability to respond to a variety of potential threats, protect and generate combat airpower, and defend the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elijah M. Dority)