• MacDill EOD and security forces conduct integrated training

    Airmen assigned to the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal flight and the 6th Security Forces Squadron survey the surrounding area during a dismounted exercise at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 14, 2023. The 6th CES EOD flight and 6th SFS conducted a four-day training

  • MacDill EOD Airmen conduct training

    U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Airmen from the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron rehearse techniques and tactics used to handle improvised explosive devices in a simulated training environment at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 13, 2021. EOD technicians at MacDill AFB support a

  • MacDill after dark: EOD, 6th SFS use NVGs for first-time joint training

    The 6th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team and the 6th Security Forces Squadron military working dog team often use training exercises to always be prepared for any challenges that they may encounter with improvised explosive devices. During the Oct. 20 training exercise, six

  • MacDill’s EOD supports ATF in federal case

    The 6th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, led a joint disposal operation along with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), at the Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida, Sept. 8-11, 2019.

  • Here comes the boom! MacDill's EOD team instructs community law enforcement

    Handling bombs is risky business, but what makes bombs even more dangerous is the variety between explosives.Fortunately, identifying explosives is a specialty of the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight.For the first time ever, MacDill’s EOD team invited the Hillsborough