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Wheatland Union High School football team touches down at Beale AFB

A Wheatland Union High School student poses in an Explosive Ordinance Disposal suit during a base tour at Beale Air Force Base, California, Oct. 9, 2024. Students tried their hand at running in the heavy suit and recovering from the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Borsos).
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Beale EOD Supports Chico Regional Airport Open House

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Connor Ely, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron, explains the components of a Bouncing Betty anti-personnel landmine to a community member at the Chico Regional Airport Open House in Chico, California on Oct. 14, 2023. The Beale Air Force Base EOD team spent their day educating the Chico community on the important role they play in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Colin Smith)
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Beale EOD Supports Chico Regional Airport Open House

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Romaca, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron, demonstrates how to control the MTRS II Robotics Platform to a community member at the Chico Regional Airport Open House Chico, California on Oct. 14, 2023. Remote controlled robotic platforms are used to help disarm explosives in dangerous environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Colin Smith)
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Beale EOD Supports Chico Regional Airport Open House

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Connor Ely, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron, answers questions of community members at the Chico Regional Airport Open House Chico, California on Oct. 14, 2023. On average, there are around 6,000 Airmen working in EOD at any given time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Colin Smith)
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Beale EOD Supports Chico Regional Airport Open House

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Connor Ely, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron, explains the components of an EOD 10 suit helmet to community members at the Chico Regional Airport Open House Chico, California on Oct. 14, 2023. The helmet includes a cooling system to aid in the wearer's comfort and health. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Colin Smith)
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Beale EOD Supports Chico Regional Airport Open House

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Connor Ely, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron, explains the components of the EOD 10 suit to community members at the Chico Regional Airport Open House Chico, California on Oct. 14, 2023. The EOD 10 suit is capable of withstanding five pounds of explosives at up to five feet away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Colin Smith)
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EOD training simulating deployment grows in its second year

U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technicians defuse an improvised explosive device during a simulated hostage situation Sept. 21, 2023, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Teams from Beale AFB, Travis AFB, and Edwards AFB came together for Exercise GOLDEN CRAB to learn EOD operations during a simulated deployed environment. (U.S. Air photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)
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EOD training simulating deployment grows in its second year

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andrew Briggs, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician from Travis Air Force Base, defuses an improvised explosive device during a simulated hostage situation Sept. 21, 2023, at Beale Air Force Base, California. EOD teams go hands on to save lives during such hostage situations. (U.S. Air photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)
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EOD training simulating deployment grows in its second year

U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Andrew Briggs, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician from Travis Air Force Base, defuses an improvised explosive device during a simulated hostage situation Sept. 21, 2023, at Beale AFB, California. This is the second year Exercise GOLDEN CRAB was held to train EOD teams on how to operate under the stressful conditions of a deployed environment. (U.S. Air photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)
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EOD training simulating deployment grows in its second year

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andrew Briggs, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician from Travis Air Force Base, defuses an improvised explosive device during a simulated hostage situation Sept. 21, 2023, at Beale AFB, California. This is the second year Exercise GOLDEN CRAB was held to train EOD teams on how to operate under the stressful conditions of a deployed environment. (U.S. Air photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)
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EOD training simulating deployment grows in its second year

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andrew Briggs, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician from Travis Air Force Base, defuses an improvised explosive device during a simulated hostage situation Sept. 21, 2023, at Beale AFB, California. EOD teams go hands on to save lives during such hostage situations. (U.S. Air photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)
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EOD training simulating deployment grows in its second year

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan McCauley, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team member, ties rope around an improvised rocket during Exercise GOLDEN CRAB on Beale Air Force Base (AFB), California, Sept. 20, 2023. The exercise is made up of teams from Beale AFB, Travis AFB and Edwards AFB during a multiple day simulated deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis Pentzer)
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EOD training simulating deployment grows in its second year

A Man Transportable Robotics system is used to assess an improvised rocket during Exercise GOLDEN CRAB on Beale Air Force Base, California, Sept. 20, 2023. An explosive ordnance disposal team was sent out to respond to a long range threat and used the robotics system to assess the situation from a safe distance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis Pentzer)
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EOD training simulating deployment grows in its second year

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zane Exner, 812th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team lead, removes charges from a bridge during Exercise GOLDEN CRAB on Beale Air Force Base, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The exercise is for the EOD teams to learn how to operate under the stressful conditions of a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis Pentzer)
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EOD training simulating deployment grows in its second year

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Romaca, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team member, sets up a pulley system for hook and line techniques during Exercise GOLDEN CRAB on Beale Air Force Base, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The hook and line techniques are used to retrieve explosive devices from a safe distance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis Pentzer)
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EOD training simulating deployment grows in its second year

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Romaca, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team member, sets up a pulley system for hook and line techniques during Exercise GOLDEN CRAB on Beale Air Force Base (AFB), California, Sept. 20, 2023. Teams from Beale AFB, Travis AFB, and Edwards AFB came together for Exercise GOLDEN CRAB to learn EOD operations during a simulated deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis Pentzer)
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K-9 collaboration

Beale Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Military Working Dog personnel discuss plans for collaborative training on Beale Air Force Base, California, Nov. 19, 2020. The two agencies worked together to conduct mass odor training. Without training similar to this, the amount of odor produced by the explosives overwhelms the dog’s smell, resulting in either fringe responses or responding before the vehicle stops at the checkpoint. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)
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K-9 collaboration

Staff Sgt. David Baumgartner, 9th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) K-9 handler, searches a vehicle for explosives with 9th SFS military working dog Elma during military working dog detection training on Beale Air Force Base, California, Nov. 19, 2020. The sweep was part of mass odor training meant to prepare both the dogs and the handlers to detect large quantities of explosives. Without training similar to this, the amount of odor produced by the explosives overwhelms the dog’s smell, resulting in either fringe responses or responding before the vehicle stops at the checkpoint.(U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)
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K-9 collaboration

Airman 1st Class Donnovan Stelly, 9th Civil Engineering Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, wraps detonating cord around some TNT during military working dog detection training on Beale Air Force Base, California, Nov. 19, 2020. The type of explosives used in the training were varied to give the K-9 handlers a better understanding of which dogs could detect certain explosives. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)
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K-9 collaboration

Sofi, 9th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) military working dog, waits with her handler Staff Sgt. Jason Herrier, at a simulated checkpoint during military working dog detection training on Beale Air Force Base, California, Nov. 19, 2020. The checkpoint simulated an environment to familiarize the working dog with detection of explosives in approaching vehicles and while conducting search procedures. Without training similar to this, the amount of odor produced by the explosives overwhelms the dog’s smell, resulting in either fringe responses or responding before the vehicle stops at the checkpoint. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)
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