EOD responds to simulated vehicle born IED

Staff Sgt. John Kahler, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team leader, responds to a vehicle with a suspected explosive during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 22, 2022. The suit is an EOD technician’s full-body shield and sole source of protection against an explosive threat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)

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EOD responds to simulated vehicle born IED

Staff Sgt. John Kahler, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team leader, responds to a vehicle with a suspected explosive during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 22, 2022. The suit is an EOD technician’s full-body shield and sole source of protection against an explosive threat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)

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EOD responds to simulated vehicle born IED

Staff Sgt. John Kahler, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team leader, responds to a vehicle with a suspected explosive during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 22, 2022. The suit is an EOD technician’s full-body shield and sole source of protection against an explosive threat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)

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EOD responds to simulated vehicle born IED

Staff Sgt. Andrew Raymond, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician, left, helps Staff Sgt. John Kahlor ,8th CES EOD team leader, put on a bomb suit during training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 22, 2022. The suit is an EOD technician’s full-body shield and sole source of protection against an explosive threat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)

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EOD responds to simulated vehicle born IED

A Man Transportable Robotic System (MTRS) - Increment II robot advances toward a vehicle with a simulated suspected explosive during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 22, 2022. The MTRS is a remotely operated, medium-sized robotic system that enables Explosive Ordnance Disposal units to detect, confirm, identify and dispose of unexploded explosive ordnance and other hazards from a safe distance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)

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EOD responds to simulated vehicle born IED

Members assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing respond to a vehicle with a simulated suspected explosive during routine training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 22, 2022. In response to a suspected Improvised Explosive Device, defenders cordon off the scene, allowing a safe distance between the device and any base personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)

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EOD responds to simulated vehicle born IED

Staff Sgt. Andrew Raymond, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician, right, uses the radio to call in the finding from a suspected vehicle born Improvised Explosive Device during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 22, 2022. EOD technicians are trained to detect, disarm and dispose of explosive threats in the most extreme environment and are assigned to dangerous missions in diverse environments worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)

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EOD responds to simulated vehicle born IED

Published April 25, 2022
By STAFF SGT. GABRIELLE SPALDING
8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Staff Sgt. John Kahler, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team leader, responds to a vehicle with a suspected explosive during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 22, 2022. The suit is an EOD technician’s full-body shield and sole source of protection against an explosive threat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)