It's Da Bomb
By Tech. Sgt. Mark Olsen, NJDMAVA/PA
The Ali Air Base Emergency Management section of the Civil Engineering
Squadron (CES) got to put to use some equipment that they had been training
with for many years.
A leaking explosive shell (photo top left) was brought to the Explosive
Ordinance Disposal unit (EOD) at the base.
Before EOD could dispose of the item, a determination had to be made
that there were no dangerous chemicals inside the live shell. Staff Sgt.
Carlos Morales (left in bottom right photo) of the 108th CES and Senior
Master Sgt. Pete Nestor (right) of the 109th CES, New York Air National
Guard were tasked to go down range and perform chemical reconnaissance.
After donning their protective equipment (photo top right MOPP 4 in 100
plus degree heat) and performing operations checks on their detection
equipment, they journeyed downrange (photo bottom left) to confirm that
the shell did not contain any life-threatening chemicals.
The shell was subsequently destroyed by EOD. Photos courtesy 108ARW/CES.
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