UXO discovery and disposal

Senior Airman Janie Roberts, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team lead, attaches a rope and pulley to a simulated unexploded ordnance (UXO) during a base-wide training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 18, 2022. The rope and pulley is used to hoist the UXO from a safe distance and suspend it in mid-air for EOD to more easily manipulate and dispose of the device. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Skyler Combs)

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UXO discovery and disposal

Senior Airman Janie Roberts, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team lead, attaches a rope and pulley to a tree branch above a simulated unexploded ordnance (UXO) during a base-wide training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 18, 2022. The rope and pulley is used to hoist the UXO from a safe distance and suspend it in mid-air for EOD to more easily manipulate and dispose of the device. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Skyler Combs)

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UXO discovery and disposal

Senior Airman Janie Roberts, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team lead, takes photos and annotates the description of a simulated unexploded ordnance (UXO) during a base-wide training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 18, 2022. EOD teams look for key identifying features on UXOs to identify how to safely handle and dispose of the highly dangerous material properly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Skyler Combs)

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UXO discovery and disposal

Tech. Sgt. KC Ratekin, 51st Comptroller Squadron financial analysis supervisor, relays the location of a simulated unexploded ordnance (UXO) to Senior Airman Janie Roberts, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team lead, during a base-wide training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 18, 2022. EOD teams are dispatched to neutralize highly dangerous materials like UXOs after a safe perimeter has been established around the device. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Skyler Combs)

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UXO discovery and disposal

Tech. Sgt. KC Ratekin, 51st Comptroller Squadron financial analysis supervisor, sets up a perimeter around a simulated unexploded ordnance (UXO) during a base-wide training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 18, 2022. Upon discovery of a UXO, post attack reconnaissance teams are required to establish a safe perimeter and call for explosive ordnance disposal teams to neutralize the highly dangerous material. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Skyler Combs)

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UXO discovery and disposal

Tech. Sgt. KC Ratekin, 51st Comptroller Squadron financial analysis supervisor, contacts his unit control center about a piece of simulated unexploded ordnance that was discovered outside of a building during a base-wide training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 18, 2022. UXOs are treated with extreme caution, requiring a safe perimeter to be established and explosive ordnance disposal teams to neutralize them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Skyler Combs)

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UXO discovery and disposal

Members of the 51st Comptroller Squadron discover a simulated unexploded ordnance (UXO) during a post attack reconnaissance sweep as part of a base-wide training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 18, 2022. UXOs are treated with extreme caution, requiring a safe perimeter to be established and explosive ordnance disposal teams to neutralize them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Skyler Combs)

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UXO discovery and disposal

A simulated unexploded ordnance (UXO) leans against a tree as part of a base-wide training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 18, 2022. Simulated UXOs are placed during training events for post attack reconnaissance teams to discover and ensure proper procedures for removal and disposal of highly dangerous materials are followed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Skyler Combs)

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UXO discovery and disposal

Published Aug. 24, 2022
By Staff Sgt. Skyler Combs
51 FW.PA

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Senior Airman Janie Roberts, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team lead, attaches a rope and pulley to a simulated unexploded ordnance (UXO) during a base-wide training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 18, 2022. The rope and pulley is used to hoist the UXO from a safe distance and suspend it in mid-air for EOD to more easily manipulate and dispose of the device. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Skyler Combs)