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Staff Sgt. Darrel Linkus, a 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal craftsman, controls the Packbot 310 robot to where the team detected an improvised explosive device during a training exercise on May 19, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The robot performs dismounted operations such as surveillance, and EOD and route clearance measures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño)

Serving family and country: EOD craftsman balances family, mission

Air Force Staff Sgt. Darrel Linkus, a 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal craftsman, directs a PacBot 310 robot toward a simulated improvised explosive device during a training exercise, May 19, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Janelle Patino

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