Explosive Ordnance Disposal team keeps skills sharp at Minot AFB

Senior Airman Arthur Pancoast, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Journeyman, (left), and Capt. Natalie Petro, EOD flight commander, (right), prepare a shape charge to be detonated remotely at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 12, 2025. The event aimed to train new Airmen for the EOD flight in detonating shape charges and observe their effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)

Explosive Ordnance Disposal team keeps skills sharp at Minot AFB

Senior Airman Arthur Pancoast, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal journeyman, (left), and Capt. Natalie Petro, Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight commander, (right), attach a detonating cord to a shape charge at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 12, 2025. A detonating cord was used in this training exercise to properly control the detonation of the shape charge remotely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)

Explosive Ordnance Disposal team keeps skills sharp at Minot AFB

Airman 1st Class Robert Hobbs, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal apprentice, sets up an improvised shape charge while in Mission Oriented Protective Posture level 4 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 12, 2025. The event aimed to train new Airmen for the EOD flight in detonating shape charges and observe their effects. The EOD flight is tasked with neutralizing hazards associated with explosive ordnance that pose a threat to people, installations, and operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)

Explosive Ordnance Disposal team keeps skills sharp at Minot AFB

Tech. Sgt. Taylor Tompkins, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team leader, packs M112 demolition block C4 into an improvised shape charge at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 12, 2025. An improvised shape charge is used during training to help Airmen distinguish what impact the material used can have on an explosive. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)

Explosive Ordnance Disposal team keeps skills sharp at Minot AFB

An improvised shape charge setup on an inert munition training material for a training event at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 12, 2025. An improvised shape charge is used during training to help Airmen distinguish what impact the material used can have on an explosive. The EOD flight is tasked with neutralizing hazards associated with explosive ordnance that pose a threat to people, installations, and operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)

Explosive Ordnance Disposal team keeps skills sharp at Minot AFB

Published May 22, 2025
By Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies
5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Senior Airman Arthur Pancoast, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Journeyman, (left), and Capt. Natalie Petro, EOD flight commander, (right), prepare a shape charge to be detonated remotely at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 12, 2025. The event aimed to train new Airmen for the EOD flight in detonating shape charges and observe their effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Wesley Davies)