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timal training environment.
“What’s great about this area, is we can use elec- tronic counter measures,” Knox said. “If we had an actual radio-controlled IED, we could set up our ECM to function, and then see how it affects our robots, our communication, everything.”
The national training event was led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Na- tional Center for Explosives Training and Research, in partnership with the U.S. Army Headquarters.
“It really gives us that hands-on experience,” Knox said. “It’s not a classroom or a (presentation), you’re getting out there, getting dirty, and getting real practice.”
According to Staff Sgt. Richard Weick, 355th CES EOD technician, the exercise consisted of identify- ing and eliminating IEDs found in a number of lo- cations such as the cargo hold of a large aircraft, a mortar production facility and the property of an individual in federal custody.
“I thoroughly enjoyed the in-depth look the training provided in regard to future threats against us and the means to defeat them,” Weick said. “The operations really challenged all of us to demonstrate how proficient we are with our tac- tics, techniques, and procedures, as well as showed us where we can improve.”
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U.S. Airmen from the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight prepare to neutralize an improvised explosive device during the Raven’s Challenge XI Interoperability Exercise. The exercise consisted of identifying and eliminating IEDs found in a number of locations such as the cargo hold of a large aircraft, a mortar production facility and the property of an individual in federal custody.
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