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Photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco
230830-M-PW644-1018.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Isaac Orozco

Sep 20, 2023
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew Mueller, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) instructor assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Sgt. Alfred Delgado, and Sgt. Aidan Pedersen, explosive ordnance disposal EOD technicians assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, set up a percussion actuated neutralizer (PAN) during suspicious package ordnance training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, August 30, 2023. The MCAS Iwakuni EOD team conducts live-fire practical applications to refine individual and collective technical proficiency in the employment of improvised explosive device disruption tools and techniques. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco)


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