Senior Airman Daniel West, an explosive ordinance technician

Senior Airman Daniel West, an explosive ordinance technician with the 775th Civil Engineering Squadron, prepares to place a counter charge on a vehicle born improvised explosive devise during a training scenario at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, March 22. For the last two months prior to deployment, airmen in the EOD section train on various sections to become better prepared to handle the area of responsibility such as robot operations, IED defeat and disarm as well as demolition operations in order to increase confidence on skill sets that will be used in the AOR.