The Air Force announced Sunday that three explosive ordnance disposal airmen deployed to Sather AB, Iraq, had been killed by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. Another airman was injured in the blast. USAF is withholding names pending notification of next of kin.
Today’s armament maintainers are tasked with performing flightline (O-Level) maintenance with an assortment of legacy test sets that greatly limit the ability to quickly and efficiently verify armament system readiness, diagnose failures, and ultimately return the aircraft to full mission...