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Headquarters U.S. Air Force

USAF EOD 2012 State of the Service

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Maj Landon Phillips AF/A7CXR Version #2

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Explosive Ordnance Disposal Air Force EOD Mission

Primary:

Aerospace Vehicle (Launch & Recovery Operations) Force Protection Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Nuclear Accident/Incident Response Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Recovery Ops

Active Range Clearance (ARC) Mortuary Services

Federal & Civilian Authority Support Base Populace Training Other: Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) Missions Intelligence Gathering/Post Blast Munitions Research & Development

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Tinker AFB (auth/not assigned)

JB San Antonio

Scott AFB

Shaw AFB

Moody AFB

Tyndall AFB

JB Lewis- McChord

Fairchild AFB

Beale AFB

Travis AFB

Vandenberg AFB Edwards AFB

Nellis AFB

Luke AFB

Davis-Monthan AFB

Kirtland AFB

Cannon AFB

Holloman AFB

Hill AFB

Mountain Home AFB

Malmstrom AFB

FE Warren AFB

Peterson AFB

Minot AFB

Ellsworth AFB

McConnell AFB

Sheppard AFB Dyess AFB

Whiteman AFB

Little Rock AFB

Barksdale AFB

Wright Patterson AFB

JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

Dover AFB

JB Langley-Eustis

Seymour Johnson AFB

JB Charleston

MacDill AFB

Patrick AFB

Eglin AFB

Hurlburt Field AFB

JB Andrews

JB PH-Hickam

Eielson AFB

JB Elmendorf-Richardson

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Major AF Installations & EOD Support--CONUS (includes HI & AK)

Major Installations with EOD

104 CES, Barnes, MA

115 CES, Madison, WI

116 CES, Robins, GA

119 CES Fargo, ND

120 Great Falls, MT

123 CES, Louisville, KY

140 CES, Buckley AFB CO

142 CES, Portland OR

144 CES, Fresno CA

147 CES, Houston TX

148 CES, Duluth MN

151 CES, Salt Lake City UT 155 CES, Lincoln NE

158 CES, Burlington VT

166 CES, New Castle DE 177 CES Atl City, NJ

Air National Guard EOD Units

125 CES, Jacksonville FL

439 CES, Westover, MA

Non-Associate AF Reserve EOD Units

434 ARB, Grissom IN

452 CES, March AFB, CA

301 CES, Dallas Ft-Worth TX

482 CES, Homestead AFB FL

94 CES, Dobbins AFB GA

914 ARS, Niagara Falls NY 934 CES, Minn St Paul, MN

Offutt AFB, NE

Major Installations without EOD

Creech AFB, NV

Keesler AFB, MS

Arnold AFB, TN

Hanscom AFB, MA

Altus AFB, OK

Maxwell AFB, AL

Grand Forks AFB, ND

Goodfellow AFB, TX

Laughlin AFB, TX

Columbus AFB, MS

Griffiss AFB, NY

Academy and Schriever AFB, CO

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EUCOM USAF EOD Locations

RAF Lakenheath

Spangdahlem AB Ramstein AB

Aviano AB

Incirlik AB

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PACOM USAF EOD Locations

Korea 51 CES, Osan AB 8 CES, Kunsan AB

Japan 18 CES, Kadena AB 35 CES, Misawa AB

Alaska 673 CES, Elmendorf AFB 354, CES Eielson AFB

Hawaii 647 CES, Hickam AFB

Guam 36 CES, Andersen AFB

AF Civil Engineer EOD: Supporting JFC

AF Civil Engineer EOD: Afghanistan Ops

AF Civil Engineer EOD: Partnering and TSC

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Explosive Ordnance Disposal Caucus AF EOD Manning Initiatives

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200

300

400 Auth

Assigned

Personnel Initiatives: Filling ~300 vacant positions Increase trng quotas/utilization Targeting new recruits with the

goal of recruiting the “right” Amn Emotion Quotient-Inventory (EQ-I) Physical Ability Stamina Test Extend prelim course to 20 days Decrease drop on requests Recommending SRB adjustment to

increase eligibility requirements

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62%

60%

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How AF is Working to Achieve NDIA Goals

Preserve and build on past 11 years combat experience Transition of predeployment and theater specific skills Institutionalize into a lifecycle training continum

Transition funding from OCO to baseline EOD PE beginning in FY13 ($129M across FY13-17 FYDP

for investment, O&M and munitions funding) Plans to transition manpower into PE FY14-18 POM

Keep faith with EOD warriors and families Deployment Transition Center (DTC) Long term wounded warrior care

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CSAF approved DTC as part of Airmen Resiliency Program

DTC Vision - Provide critical reintegration and decompression time to meet the needs of Airmen at “high risk to traumatic exposure”

Airmen and their families face increased life challenges associated with military lifestyle Individual Family Historical

Individuals who demonstrate resiliency in the face of life challenges are better able to “get the job done”

Promoting and sustaining resiliency critical goal for AF leaders

USMC and USN EOD programs are now utilizing the DTC – true joint success

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Caucus Deployment Transition Center (DTC)

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AF EOD Program Take-Aways

Take-aways Global IED threat is here to stay and EOD is a critical

Counter-IED enabler to help defeat/mitigate the threat AF EOD program is “all-in” supporting our joint

partners while maintaining core-AF capabilities Continue to enhance EOD life-cycle training

continuum Continue to modernize equipment (lighter, more

sustainable and more capable) Continued care for our Wounded Warriors

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