EOD Hostage Exercise
Staff Sgt. Tyler Simpkins, 775th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, examines a mock explosive device under the acting hostage, Maj. Catherine Robertson, 775th Civil Engineering Squadron commander, during a hostage rescue training exercise Jan. 29, 2025, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The exercise involved the base's first responders and the 775th Explosive Ordnance Flight, training to rescue a hostage trapped by an explosive device. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)