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U.S. Air Force photos by Staff Sgt. Noah D. Coger
ssigned to the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight fire M4 carbine assault rifles on a firing range at Camp Navajo, Arizona, April 10, 2023. The Airmen rious Alpaca; a three-day exercise with the strategic objective of conducting operations in degraded environments alongside foreign forces against a near peer threat. The EOD mbat arms and practiced skills required to engage enemies as a unit.
yler Paul (left), Senior Airman Seth Elroy (cen- cob Schoonmaker (right), 56th Civil Engineer
ance Disposal flight technicians, investigate lage during a training scenario at Camp Na-
3. The 56th CES EOD members trained on
g scouting areas that were baited with mock ndoned by enemy forces.
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ja- son Evans (right) and Senior Airman Nestor Guevara- Penella (left), 56th Civil Engi- neer Squadron Explosive Ord- nance Disposal flight techni- cians, hike up a snow-covered hill at Camp Navajo, Arizona, April 11, 2023. Members as- signed to the 56th CES EOD flight participated in exercise Furious Alpaca; a three-day exercise with the strategic objective of conducting op- erations in degraded environ- ments alongside foreign forc- es against a near peer threat. The second day consisted of day and night land navigation courses meant to familiarize members with a basic under- standing of the tools needed to successfully navigate unfa- miliar territory.