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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachary Dunn, 192nd Fighter Wing low observable aircraft structures technician, picks at radar absorbent material from an F-22 Raptor during Red Flag 17-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 3, 2017. The absorbent material aids in the Raptor’s low observability, a factor that makes it a stealth fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)


Low observability technicians keep pilots undetected, alive

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachary Dunn, 192nd Fighter Wing low observable aircraft structures technician, picks at radar absorbent material from an F-22 Raptor during Red Flag 17-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 3, 2017. The absorbent material aids in the Raptor’s low observability, a factor that makes it a stealth fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)

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Airmen 1st Class Johanna Diaz and James Tye, 57th Munitions Squadron munitions systems specialists, observe a Mark 82 bomb detonation on the demolition range at the Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 31, 2018. The demolition range is capable of handling anything from small flares to 500-pound bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver)
Tech. Sgt. Robert Brousseau, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, guides a Mark 82 bomb into a hole during an ammunition disposition request at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 31, 2018. EOD technicians buried the 500-pound Mark 82 bomb underground and then covered it with dirt to minimize the blast radius of fragmentation and debris. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver)
99th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technicians prepare a crate of flares for detonation during an ammunition disposition request at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 31, 2018. EOD technicians placed C4 around the crate to ensure every component was completely destroyed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver)
Tech. Sgt. Robert Brousseau, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, uses a strap to guide a Mark 82 bomb during an ammunition disposition request at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 31, 2018. EOD technicians buried the 500-pound Mark 82 bomb underground and then covered it with dirt to minimize the blast radius of fragmentation and debris. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver)
Tech. Sgt. Robert Brousseau, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, unwinds a strap during an ammunitions disposition request at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 31, 2018. Ammunition disposition requests serve as a way for the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection to permit Nellis AFB to properly destroy munitions determined to be unsafe for transportation or storage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver)