Ready for the bomb
Senior Airman Justin Smith, 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal journeyman, places the EOD 9 bomb suit onto Alex Gradey, a Governor’s Honors Program student, at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Ga., July 12, 2011. The bomb suit is used by EOD members to manually diffuse a bomb when a robot is incapable of doing so. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Benroth/Released)