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8 Sep 2021
8th FW employs collaboration, innovation for jettisoned recovery
Tasked with fixing everything from water pumps to runways, the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron is consistently thinking outside the box, and leveraging everyday resources for atypical solutions. Perhaps even more-so during emergency situations. When two fuel tanks were jettisoned off an F-16C Fighting Falcon during a routine training sortie, near Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, the 8th Fighter Wing faced a serious problem.
11 Aug 2017
The force behind the machines: 8th CES EOD receives maintenance, operational training
"The machine is only as smart as its operator,” said U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Travis Finborg, 8th Civil Engineering Squadron Explosive Ordinance Disposal logistics section chief.This week, 15 Airmen assigned to the explosive ordinance disposal flight from both Osan Air Base and Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea took the opportunity to train with

Tag: explosive ordinance disposal

8 Sep 2021
8th FW employs collaboration, innovation for jettisoned recovery
Tasked with fixing everything from water pumps to runways, the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron is consistently thinking outside the box, and leveraging everyday resources for atypical solutions. Perhaps even more-so during emergency situations. When two fuel tanks were jettisoned off an F-16C Fighting Falcon during a routine training sortie, near Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, the 8th Fighter Wing faced a serious problem.
11 Aug 2017
The force behind the machines: 8th CES EOD receives maintenance, operational training
"The machine is only as smart as its operator,” said U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Travis Finborg, 8th Civil Engineering Squadron Explosive Ordinance Disposal logistics section chief.This week, 15 Airmen assigned to the explosive ordinance disposal flight from both Osan Air Base and Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea took the opportunity to train with