The Air Force and the Navy contribute the majority of explosive ordnance disposal specialists operating in Southwest Asia, Gen. Michael Moseley, USAF Chief of Staff, stated at a House hearing earlier this month. According to the Air Force’s year to date tally of EOD missions, airmen have conducted 590 missions out of a total of 1,193 for all services in the US Central Command area of responsibility.
With no end to the government shutdown in sight, Airmen, Guardians, and defense civilians face increasing uncertainty about whether or not they will be paid—and how to make ends meet if they are not.
