ASAB EOD Host Multi-National FTX

A U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician responds to a suicide vest simulation during a field training exercise at Forward Operating Base Gerber, Kuwait, Nov. 17, 2021. The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Flight hosted the FTX, which included ordnance clearing, identifying homemade explosives, defeating unmanned aerial vehicles, improvised explosive devices and SVs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael S. Murphy)

U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance technicians help a victim wearing a simulated suicide vest during a field training exercise at Forward Operating Base Gerber, Kuwait, Nov. 17, 2021. The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Flight hosted the FTX, which included ordnance clearing, identifying homemade explosives, defeating unmanned aerial vehicles, improvised explosive devices and SVs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael S. Murphy)

Airmen assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron and the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight converge on simulated opposing forces during a field training exercise at Forward Operating Base Gerber, Kuwait, Nov. 17, 2021. The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Flight hosted the FTX, which ordnance related defeating and dispersal and also tactical engagement with opposing forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael S. Murphy)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dominic Harris, a Airman assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron who participated as an opposing force member, prepares to set up a training scenario during a field training exercise at Forward Operating Base Gerber, Kuwait, Nov. 17, 2021. The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Flight hosted the FTX, which ordnance related defeating and dispersal and also tactical engagement with opposing forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael S. Murphy)

A U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technician cuts a wire on a simulated suicide vest during a training exercise at Forward Operating Base Gerber, Kuwait, Nov. 17, 2021. The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Flight hosted the FTX, which included ordnance clearing, identifying homemade explosives, defeating unmanned aerial vehicles, improvised explosive devices and SVs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael S. Murphy)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Philip Robinson, a patrol member assigned to 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, is shown with a simulated suicide vest on during a field training exercise at Forward Operating Base Gerber, Kuwait, Nov. 16, 2021. The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Flight hosted the FTX, which included ordnance clearing, identifying homemade explosives, defeating unmanned aerial vehicles, improvised explosive devices and SVs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael S. Murphy)

U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians asses a simulated suicide vest during a field training exercise at Forward Operating Base Gerber, Kuwait, Nov. 16, 2021. The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Flight hosted the FTX, which included ordnance clearing, identifying homemade explosives, defeating unmanned aerial vehicles, improvised explosive devices and SVs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael S. Murphy)

A U.S. Air Force explosives ordnance disposal technician inspects a table for hidden traps during a field training exercise at Forward Operating Base Gerber, Kuwait, Nov. 16, 2021. The FTX went over multiple scenarios such as ordnance clearing, identifying homemade explosives, defeating unmanned aerial vehicles, improvised explosive devices and suicide vests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael S. Murphy)

Royal Australian Air Force Sgt. Mark Whyte, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, sets a “mouse trap” during an EOD field training exercise at Forward Operating Base Gerber, Kuwait, Nov. 16, 2021. The trap utilized a traditional mouse trap that was attached to a homemade explosive device. RAAF, the U.S. Army and Navy, Royal Air Force EOD technicians also observed and brought additional perspectives to U.S. Air Force EOD techs during the FTX. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael S. Murphy)

Royal Australian Air Force Sgt. Mark Whyte, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, sets a “mouse trap” during an EOD field training exercise at Forward Operating Base Gerber, Kuwait, Nov. 16, 2021. RAAF, the U.S. Army and Navy, Royal Air Force EOD technicians also observed and brought additional perspectives to U.S. Air Force EOD techs during the FTX. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael S. Murphy)

A U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technician operates a Pack robot during a field training exercise at Forward Operating Base Gerber, Kuwait, Nov. 16, 2021. EOD service members utilize robots to locate and identify ordnance, and when possible, defeat the ordnance from a distance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael S. Murphy)

A U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technician sweeps a metal detector for hidden explosives during a field training exercise at Forward Operating Base Gerber, Kuwait, Nov. 15, 2021. The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Flight hosted the FTX which included members from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Royal Air force and Royal Australian Air Force. The multinational forces training included ordnance clearing, identifying homemade explosives, defeating unmanned aerial vehicles, improvised explosive devices and suicide vests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael S. Murphy)