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September 12, 2025 News Thunderbolt www.aerotechnews.com/lukeafb http://www.luke.af.mil
Luke EOD Airmen earn Air Force Team of the Year honors
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By Airman 1st Class Tekorey Watkins
56/FW
Three Airmen from the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight were recently named the Air Force EOD Team of the Year, earning honors for their skill, precision and unshakable teamwork.
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Frontino, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron noncommis- sioned officer in charge of explosive ordnance disposal operations, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacobo Vasquez Cuartas, 56th CES EOD team leader, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kevin Hodgson, 56th CES EOD team member, repre- sented Luke Air Force Base during a multi-week competition in Camp Williams, Utah, which challenged teams from across the Air Force in a range of mission critical EOD tasks.
The Air Force EOD Team of the Year award
See EoD, Page 5
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Frontino (right), 56th Civil Engineer Squadron non- commissioned officer in charge of explosive ordnance disposal operations, and Staff Sgt. Jacobo Vasquez Cuartas (left) 56th CES EOD Team Leader, pose for a photo in the EOD classroom, July 18, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Frontino and Vasquez Cuartas are part of the Air Force EOD Team of the Year, an award presented annually to the top performing EOD unit to recognize technical excellence, cohesion, and mission readiness.
U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class tekorey Watkins
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