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Knowledge is power

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nathan Monica, left, a lead standardization crew member with the 35th Maintenance Group, describes the variety of munitions locally stored to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 23, 2017. The 35th MXG was one of several stops on their three-day tour. The JGSDF soldiers learned about the different warfighter capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Boom goes the dynamite

Sgt. 1st Class Kimihrio Shibazaki, an infantryman with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, right, initiates the percussion actuated neutralizer as Capt. Robert Pukay-Martin, 35 Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance disposal flight commander, left, shares how he uses the device during contingency operations during a three-day English comprehensive tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2017. A PAN is a tool that explosive ordinance disposal technicians use to disarm improvised explosive devices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Strenght through unity

A U.S. Air Force Airman and Japan Ground Self -Defense Force soldiers inspect a shock tube during a three-day tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2017. The shock tube is used by explosive ordinance disposal technicians to initiate a percussion actuated neutralizer in order to simulate a small scale explosion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Got 'em!

Drake, a military working dog with the 35th Security Forces Squadron, attacks Sgt. Shintarou Kinkuta, a military police member with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, during a three-day tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2017. On the first day, 29 JGSDF soldiers divided into groups by career field pairing up with their respective Air Force unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Observing CATM

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers observe a weapons qualifying course in the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance range at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2017. JGSDF soldiers spent three days shadowing U.S. Airmen so they could apply the English they learned over the past three months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Lending a hand

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Waller, an explosive ordnance disposal apprentice with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, shows a Japanese man how to oper-ate the unit’s bomb disposal robot during a community relations tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 20, 2017. The robot helps EOD Airmen at home and downrange dis-pose of bombs without putting human life at risk. The robots, considered unmanned ground vehicles, enter areas inaccessible or too dangerous for people, while providing state-of-the-art technology in reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ben-jamin W. Stratton)
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EOD’s cool tech on display

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Waller, an explosive ordnance disposal apprentice with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, talks about the benefits associated with the unit’s bomb suit and robot with a group of Japanese nationals participating in a community relations tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 20, 2017. EOD Airmen are trained to detect, disarm, detonate and dispose of explosive threats all over the world. They are assigned some of the most dangerous missions and perform technically de-manding tasks in diverse environments worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Raise your hand for EOD

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Beasley, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, explains how EOD makes use of the M1167 Humvee at home and downrange during a community engagement tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 20, 2017. The M1167 comes equipped with a 6.5-liter turbocharged diesel V-8 engine that nets 190 horsepower and 380 foot-pounds of torque and are protected by armor on all sides of the vehicle. The trucks include special night vision head lights only visible when used with night vision goggles worn on the operator’s helmet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Diffuse the bomb

Various examples of improvised and conventional explosive devices litter a table be-hind a group of Japanese nationals who toured the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron’s ex-plosive ordnance disposal flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 20, 2017. The group were part of a monthly community engagement tour that builds trust and support with Misawa AB’s host partners by highlighting various units around the base and includes a windshield tour along the installation’s perimeter road. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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EOD: Locate, identify, neautralize

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Morris, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, enters an improvised explosive device training scenario at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 20, 2016. Personnel work together with reconnaissance robots to help locate, disarm and remove IEDs, with returning the scene to normal as their goal, as if the device were never present. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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EOD: Locate, identify, neautralize

Airmen with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explsive ordnance disposal flight receive a briefing on a training scenario at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 20, 2016. The scenario included a disgruntled worker had access to explosives and attempted to set off a device during a social gathering. The flight is required to complete a minimum of 24 hours of training each week, focusing on each of their mission requirements for a month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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EOD: Locate, identify, neautralize

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Morris, left, receives help from Senior Airman Manuel Carvajo, right, both explosive ordnance disposal technicians with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, to put on a bomb suit at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 20, 2016. The entire front half of the bomb suit contains plates which protect personnel from any shrapnel if an improvised explsive device detonates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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EOD: Locate, identify, neautralize

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexander Thompson, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, shows different types of components used to trigger improvised explosive devices at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 20, 2016. EOD teams train to recognize items which can be put together to create an IED. During training, personnel use an x-ray device showing suitcase contents and must identify each item and how it can be used in an IED. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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EOD: Locate, identify, neautralize

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal flight, study an x-ray system at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 20, 2016. The system allows members to identify different components contained in a package. Due to the wide variety of IED tactics enemies use, the shop takes each other their mission requirements and dedicates a month of training, honing their skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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EOD lift

An MH-60 Seahawk helicopter, assigned with the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, picks up a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force explosive ordnance disposal team member during the Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2JA near the region surrounding Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 20, 2016. The bilateral exercise is held annually between the U.S. Navy and JMSDF to strengthen interoperability and increase proficiencies in mine countermeasure operations. Also involved in the exercise were the U.S. Navy units the USS Patriot, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five, Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, and staff from Mine Countermeasures Squadron Seven. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samuel Weldin)
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