BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – U.S. Army 1st Lt. Gregory Black (right), 539th Explosive Hazard Team platoon leader and native of Michigan City, Ind., explains how an explosive ordnance disposal robot operates to U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William M. Buckler Jr. (left), Joint Force Engineer Command commander, during a walkthrough of the Blow in Place-Theater Specific Training, Feb. 23. The four-day BIP-TST training event is designed to equip combat engineers and route clearance platoons in Afghanistan with the knowledge and capabilities to identify and destroy certain types of improvised explosive devices remotely without endangering the lives  of EOD personnel. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Jay Venturini, 304th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William M. Buckler Jr. (left), Joint Force Engineer Command commander, engages the handle of a detonator to safely destroy a simulated improvised explosive device under the instructions of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean Purdy, a 539th Explosive Hazards Team instructor and Springfield, Ill., native, during a walkthrough of Blow in Place-Theater Specific Training, Feb. 23. The four-day BIP-TST training event is designed to equip combat engineers and route clearance platoons in Afghanistan with the knowledge and capabilities to identify and destroy certain types of IEDs without the help of explosive ordnance disposal personnel. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Jay Venturini, 304th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

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