Picture of the Day: Airborne EOD

Air Force members jump from a C-130 Hercules June 2 during an airdrop in support of the weeklong exercise Operation Hydra. The Airmen consist of firefighters from the 99th Civil Engineering Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., explosive ordinance disposal members from the 1st Civil Engineering Squadron at Langley AFB, Va., and members from the 823rd Red Horse Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Operation Hydra provides realistic training scenarios, exercising the 615th Contingency Response Wing's ability to conduct expeditionary mobility operations at three locations. The wing is practicing its "open an air base" concept while maintaining command and control of in-theater operations. Photo Courtesy of the US Air Force

June 5, 2007 09:06 AM Picture of the Day

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EOD: Explosive ORDNANCE Disposal.
You know, it really annoys me when folks can't spell properly:
Main Entry: or·di·nance
Pronunciation: 'ord-n&n(t)s, 'or-d&-n&n(t)s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French ordenance order, disposition, from Medieval Latin ordinantia, from Latin ordinant-, ordinans, present participle of ordinare to put in order -- more at ORDAIN
1 a : an authoritative decree or direction : ORDER b : a law set forth by a governmental authority; specifically : a municipal regulation
2 : something ordained or decreed by fate or a deity
3 : a prescribed usage, practice, or ceremony

bullnav · June 5, 2007 09:45 AM

There are jobs, and then there are jobs I wouldn't touch with a pole, standard issue, (3.048 meter).
Being an EOD troop? Maybe. Jump status, and all the BS that that entails? Maybe.
But having to defuse bombs, [i]and[/i] jump out of perfectly good aircraft? Forget it.

TrustButVerify · June 5, 2007 11:54 AM

John - my anger was not directed at you, but at the PAO weenie who wrote the caption...sorry if you took it wrong.

bullnav · June 7, 2007 04:55 AM

didn't even notice! Pictures of the day are fire-and-forget blogging for me....

John · June 7, 2007 06:58 PM

Nice looking proficiency jump! Not bad for a bunch of chair-force rangers! This looks to be about 1500 ft. AGL? It could be 1200, but I doubt it. Nice angle and great picture! You can even see their steiner-aid on the DZ! Just remember to keep your feet and knees together, and AIRBORNE!!

CSM Anderson · May 8, 2008 06:39 AM