U.S. Army Spc. Christopher McLaughlin, an explosive

U.S. Army Spc. Christopher McLaughlin, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Combined Joint Task Force Paladin-East’s 663rd Ordnance Company (EOD), prepares C4 demolition charges with detonation cord on a range near Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, in preparation for a controlled detonation operation Sept. 30. A three-person EOD team from Fort Carson, Colo., supported by U.S. Air Force security forces Airmen, destroyed more than 600 pounds of old, recovered and captured munitions during the operation. Photo by Ed Drohan, CJTF Paladin Public Affairs.