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Range day showcases Wild Weasel mission

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airman 2nd Class Sasaki, Third Base Air Defense Squadron, 3rd Air Wing personnel checks equipment during Range Day at Draughon Range outside Misawa Air base, Oct. 9, 2020. Pilots from the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons practiced low-altitude attacks on ground targets using aircraft-mounted automatic weapons, while JASDF members displayed their anti-aircraft capabilities using informational exhibits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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Range day showcases Wild Weasel mission

The effect of a munition being dropped from an F-16 Fighting Falcon is simulated by the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight during Range Day at Draughon Range outside Misawa Air base, Oct. 9, 2020. The effect is created using small amounts of explosives and a mixture of diesel and gasoline; the 35th CES Fire Department was on standby. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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Range day showcases Wild Weasel mission

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies by during Range Day at Draughon Range outside Misawa Air base, Oct. 9, 2020. During the F-16 demonstration, pilots performed strafing runs and bombing techniques in order to show Team Misawa members how the pilots utilize the range and air space around the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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Range day showcases Wild Weasel mission

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Third Base Air Defense Squadron, 3rd Air Wing personnel checks equipment during Range Day at Draughon Range outside Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 9, 2020. Pilots from the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons practiced low-altitude attacks on ground targets using aircraft-mounted automatic weapons, while JASDF members displayed their anti-aircraft capabilities using informational exhibits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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Range day showcases Wild Weasel mission

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force 200 millimeter anti-aircraft cannon Vulcan Air Defense System, left, and a type 81 short range surface-to-air missile, right, are displayed during Range Day at Draughon Range outside Misawa Air base, Japan, Oct. 9, 2020. Pilots from the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons practiced low-altitude attacks on ground targets using aircraft-mounted automatic weapons, while JASDF members displayed their anti-aircraft capabilities using informational exhibits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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Handle with care

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Graham Newman, a 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, operates an F6A robot at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 3, 2020. Personnel work together with reconnaissance robots to help locate, disarm and remove improvised explosive devices. The robots enter areas inaccessible or too dangerous for people and handle potential explosives without risking any lives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)
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On the move

Members of the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team use an F6A robot to approach a simulated improvised explosive device at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 3, 2020. The robots enter areas inaccessible or too dangerous for the EOD team and handles potential explosives to minimize risk for EOD members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)
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Take control

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Graham Newman, a 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, operates a bomb disposal robot at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 3, 2020. The robot is equipped with several television cameras for remote viewing and a dexterous arm for hazardous tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)
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Prepare to neutralize

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyrone Powell, left, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal journeyman and Airman 1st Class Derik Rosse, right, a 35th CES EOD apprentice, inspect an F6A robot at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 3, 2020. Personnel work together with reconnaissance robots to help locate, disarm and remove improvised explosive devices. The robots enter areas inaccessible or too dangerous for the EOD team and handle potential explosives to minimize risk to the EOD members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)
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Detect, disarm and protect

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tanner Connally, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal journeyman, walks to a training site in a bomb suit at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 3, 2020. The bomb suit contains plates that protect EOD members from any shrapnel if an improvised explosive device were to detonate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)
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Suit up

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tanner Connally, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal journeyman, receives help putting on a bomb suit at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 3, 2020. The bomb suit contains heavy body armor made to withstand the pressure that might be caused by a bomb explosion and any debris it might produce. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)
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EOD at it again

U.S. Airmen with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team inspect an F6A robot at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 3, 2020. The robot helps EOD Airmen dispose of potential explosives without putting human life at risk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)
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Initial success or total failure

U.S. Air Force then-Senior Airman Douglas Smits, the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal operations section chief, pauses for a photo outside in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 2007. Smits suffered a traumatic brain injury during the deployment in support of a combat operation in Afghanistan. (Courtesy photo)
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Ironman World Championship

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Douglas Smits, the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal operations section chief, pauses for a photo with his family on the Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, June 10, 2018. Smits initially wanted to complete a marathon after a year of healing from a back surgery, but instead completed an Ironman World Championship. (Courtesy photo)
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Teamwork makes the dream work

The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team pauses for a photo in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, November 10, 2019. "Initial success or total failure" is the EOD motto. EOD technicians train to detect, disarm, detonate and dispose of explosive threats all over the world. (Courtesy photo)
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Driving the limit

A spectator pauses for a photo in a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron firetruck during Range Day near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 12, 2018. The 35th CES showcased booths for the fire department and explosive ordnance disposal. Guests could tour fire trucks and view demonstrations on firefighting equipment. EOD also demonstrated the use of equipment used to clear unexploded ordinances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Dancing in the crowd

A spectator dances to music at Draughon Range during Range Day near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 12, 2018. During the event, Sollars Elementary School students arrived for a field trip and got to participate in dance competitions with each other. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Beep beep

A C-130J Super Hercules with the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base performs airdrops at Draughon Range during Range Day near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 12, 2018. During their performance, they executed two airdrops to practice transporting supplies and equipment to remote or hostile areas. The C-130s traveled to Misawa to conduct airdrop training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Trying it on

An attendee tries on a joint mounted cueing system helmet at Draughon Range during Range Day near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 12, 2018. Airmen with the 35th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment ensure all equipment worn by pilots is in operational order and hosted one of the booths on display during the event. The unit booths showcased what each job does and the type of equipment used. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Warrior face painting

An attendee gets their face painted in camouflage at Draughon Range during Range Day near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 12, 2018. A total of 608 people attended this year, including 234 U.S. Air Force members and families, 261 students, 51 chaperones from Sollars Elementary School, 25 Japan Air Self-Defense Force members, 37 volunteers and local media members.
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