Inert ordnance is purposefully placed in a pit outside the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Flight at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 19, 2012. The training aids are exposed to weather elements to simulate what EOD technicians might encounter in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo/Released)
A bar of C4 explosive utilized during a training scenario at explosive ordnance disposal range on Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 19, 2012. EOD Airmen train with different types of explosives to simulate what they may encounter in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo/Released)
Staff Sgt. Daniel Johnsen, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, uses a knife to form a block of C4 explosive during a training scenario at the EOD range on Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 19, 2012. EOD Airmen train with different types of explosives to simulate what they may encounter in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo/Released)
Senior Airman Kile Edwards, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, packs C4 explosive into a steel can during a training scenario at the EOD range on Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 19, 2012. EOD Airmen train with different types of explosives to simulate what they may encounter in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo/Released)
Tech. Sgt. Leonard Livas (left) and Staff Sgt. Daniel Johnsen, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technicians, shape C4 explosives during a training scenario at the EOD range on Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 19, 2012. EOD Airmen train with different types of explosives to simulate what they may encounter in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo/Released)
Staff Sgt. Robert Laney, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance disposal technician, cuts a piece of plasticized explosive DATA sheet during a training scenario at the EOD range on Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 19, 2012. EOD Airmen train with different types of explosives to simulate what they may encounter in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo/Released)
Senior Airman Kile Edwards, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance disposal technicians prepares a shaped charge explosive using a glass bottle during a training scenario at the EOD range on Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 19, 2012. EOD Airmen train with different types of explosives to simulate what they may encounter in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo/Released)
Explosive shaped charges are displayed using mostly household items during a training scenario at the EOD range on Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 19, 2012. EOD Airmen train with different types of explosives to simulate what they may encounter in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo/Released)
Staff Sgt. Daniel Johnsen, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician prepares explosives during a training scenario at the EOD range on Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 19, 2012. EOD Airmen train with different types of explosives to simulate what they may encounter in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo/Released)
Members of the 9th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight walk the EOD range during a training scenario at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 19, 2012. EOD Airmen train with different types of explosives to simulate what they may encounter in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo/Released)
Shaped charge explosives are placed on training aid bombs at the explosive ordinance disposal range on Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 19, 2012. EOD Airmen train with different types of explosives to simulate what they may encounter in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo/Released)
Inert ordnance is damaged by a shaped charge at the explosive ordinance disposal range on Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 19, 2012. EOD Airmen often train with different explosives to see the blasting effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo/Released)