KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) — After six months of clearing improvised explosive devices, providing blast analysis and clearing roadways, the nearly 40 explosive ordnance disposal Airmen assigned to Joint Task Force Paladin South 966th Air Expeditionary Squadron are headed home, but not before being recognized for their achievements. Thirty-six Airmen were awarded the Afghanistan Campaign […]
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Airmen receive medals for bravery, valor
Four medals were presented to three Airmen for their actions while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom during a ceremony April 20 at the Hickam Memorial Theater. The Bronze Star Medal was presented to Lt. Col. Jason J. Bock, commander, 647th Contracting Squadron (CONS), and Master Sgt. Matthew G. Kredell, 647th Civil Engineer Squadron […]
Air Force sergeant invited to White House dinner
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – An explosive ordnance disposal technical from Hill’s 775th Civil Engineer Squadron has been invited to attend a White House dinner Wednesday evening hosted by President and Mrs. Obama. Staff Sgt. Andrew R. Piirainen, whose hometown is Grafton, Mass., is one of 77 service members invited to the dinner to express the […]
EOD Airman returns to Hawaii with Purple Heart
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – A U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, returned home Oct. 16 following a month of treatment for injuries he suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated in Afghanistan Sept. 14. Staff Sgt. DJ Dutton, from the 647th Civil Engineer Squadron, was able […]
EOD Airman receives Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal with Valor
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – After a 750-pound bomb exploded in a compound in war-torn Afghanistan, an Edwards Airman used his bare hands to dig through piles of rubble in a daring attempt to save the lives of two children who were trapped under debris. Members of Team Edwards gathered Aug. 3, 2011, to watch as Senior […]
Colorado airman receives Purple Heart
As Air Force Staff Sgt. Mark Badger and his team walked the streets of southern Afghanistan in search of improvised bombs last October, one went off just feet from him. His first instinct was to ignore his concussion and let adrenaline take over to make sure the rest of the soldiers were safe. It was […]
Purple Heart, 3 Bronze Stars for EOD tech
Master Sgt. Paul Horton has been the target of bombs, bullets and rocket-propelled grenades. Blasts have ruptured discs in his back and neck, temporarily blinded him and damaged his brain. Shrapnel has torn through his body and almost claimed his left arm. But his brushes with death and his heroics aren’t something the […]
EOD Airmen honored for combat action
Lt. Col. Mark McCloud, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, congratulates Tech. Sergeants Cory Kemp and Jermaine Kindred, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technicians during a decoration ceremony Jan. 26. Both sergeants received Purple Hearts after sustaining injuries from an improvised explosive device detonation in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in September. Sergeant Kemp also received an […]
Shaw Airman awarded Bronze Star and Purple Heart
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. – Although Joshua Labott is only 21 years old, he has already seen and experienced more than most people will in their entire lives. Senior Airman Joshua Labott, explosive ordnance disposal technician, entered the Air Force about four years ago — right out of high school. His original intention was to […]
EOD Airmen honored for bravery: 2 Purple Hearts, 1 Bronze Star, 5 Combat Action Medals
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. – Before getting down to business at the 633d Civil Engineer Squadron commander’s call March 18, seven explosive ordnance disposal Airmen, decked out in full service dress, stood at attention on the base theater stage. “Attention to orders,” echoed throughout the auditorium as approximately 250 civil engineers, leaders and family members listened […]
Colorado Air National Guardsman receives Purple Heart
BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (9/24/09) – Tech. Sgt. Richard Gibbons, 140th Civil Engineering Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, received a Purple Heart medal Sept. 19 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. His vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade while on a mounted patrol in Afghanistan earlier that week. Gibbons sustained non-life threatening injuries to his shoulder […]
Wounded EOD technician has big plans
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFNS) – One step on May 11 changed the life course of an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron here. Staff Sgt. David Flowers, 28, was deployed with the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, when he was wounded by an anti-personnel mine on […]
Don’t call him a hero
ANDREWS AFB, Md. – On a bright, sunny, first day of spring, the Andrews technical sergeant raised his right hand and re-enlisted. He knew full well the sacrifice he was committing to, for he had already given his right leg in the line of duty. In Iraq, on another beautiful, sunny day in May 2008, Tech. Sgt. […]
EOD airmen injured by booby-trapped rocket
Two airmen wounded in a bomb explosion in Iraq don’t have to look far to see where the booby-trapped explosive went off. The 1-foot deep crater left by the bomb is inside their work compound at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, where Staff Sgt. Brandon Pfannenstiel and Senior Airman Robert Wester are members of […]
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