Air Force EOD competition
From left, Master Sgt. John Johnson, event organizer, and Chief Master Sgt. Vandiver Hood, EOD career field manager, with 2022 Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Southeast Region Team of the Year winners Tech. Sgt. Brandon Tran, Staff Sgt. Christopher Gilbert and Senior Airman Jacob Morello. The trio from the 19th Civil Engineer Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, took top honors at the competition March 28 through April 1 at the Guardian Center Training Facility in Perry, Georgia, and now go on to compete in the first Air Force EOD Team of the Year competition in August. The team bested seven other EOD teams from bases across the region at the week-long event, which showcased EOD training, mission capabilities and readiness. The competition is a collaboration between the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, and the Air Force Civil Engineer Readiness Division, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo)