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USAF explosive ordnance disposal technicians conduct joint training with Nigerien Armed Forces

A soldier from the Nigerien Armed Forces (French language: Forces Armées Nigeriennes - FAN) disarms a simulated improvised explosive device under the watchful eye of a U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, during a joint counter improvised explosive device (C-IED) exercise at the FAN’s Genie Compound in Agadez, Niger, May 19, 2022. These C-IED joint training opportunities occur twice weekly, allowing both the FAN and U.S. forces to hone and bolster their skill sets, enabling increased security and stability for the government of Niger and its citizens. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Chloe Ochs)

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USAF explosive ordnance disposal technicians conduct joint training with Nigerien Armed Forces

A soldier from the Nigerien Armed Forces (French language: Forces Armées Nigeriennes – FAN) gently brushes away the dirt from a simulated improvised explosive device while a fellow soldier looks on during a joint counter improvised explosive device (C-IED) exercise with U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group at the FAN’s Genie Compound in Agadez, Niger, May 19, 2022. These C-IED joint training opportunities occur twice weekly, allowing both the FAN and U.S. forces to hone and bolster their skill sets, enabling increased security and stability for the government of Niger and its citizens. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Chloe Ochs)

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USAF explosive ordnance disposal technicians conduct joint training with Nigerien Armed Forces

A soldier from the Nigerien Armed Forces (French language: Forces Armées Nigeriennes - FAN) gently brushes away the dirt from a simulated improvised explosive device while fellow soldiers look on during a joint counter improvised explosive device (C-IED) exercise with U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group at the FAN’s Genie Compound in Agadez, Niger, May 19, 2022. These C-IED joint training opportunities occur twice weekly, allowing both the FAN and U.S. forces to hone and bolster their skill sets, enabling increased security and stability for the government of Niger and its citizens. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Chloe Ochs)

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USAF explosive ordnance disposal technicians conduct joint training with Nigerien Armed Forces

Soldiers from the Nigerien Armed Forces (French language: Forces Armées Nigeriennes - FAN) listen to an interpreter discuss a counter improvised explosive device (C-IED) training scenario during a joint exercise with U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group at the FAN’s Genie Compound in Agadez, Niger, May 19, 2022. These C-IED joint training opportunities occur twice weekly, allowing both the FAN and U.S. forces to hone and bolster their skill sets, enabling increased security and stability for the government of Niger and its citizens. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Chloe Ochs)

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USAF explosive ordnance disposal technicians conduct joint training with Nigerien Armed Forces

A U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, briefs soldiers from the Nigerien Armed Forces (French language: Forces Armées Nigeriennes - FAN) about a counter improvised explosive device (C-IED) training scenario during a joint exercise at the FAN’s Genie Compound in Agadez, Niger, May 19, 2022. These C-IED joint training opportunities occur twice weekly, allowing both the FAN and U.S. forces to hone and bolster their skill sets, enabling increased security and stability for the government of Niger and its citizens. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Chloe Ochs)

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USAF explosive ordnance disposal technicians conduct joint training with Nigerien Armed Forces

A U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, buries a training device during a joint counter improvised explosive device (C-IED) exercise with soldiers from the Nigerien Armed Forces (French language: Forces Armées Nigeriennes - FAN) at the FAN’s Genie Compound in Agadez, Niger, May 19, 2022. These C-IED joint training opportunities occur twice weekly, allowing both the FAN and U.S. forces to hone and bolster their skill sets, enabling increased security and stability for the government of Niger and its citizens. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Chloe Ochs)

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USAF explosive ordnance disposal technicians conduct joint training with Nigerien Armed Forces

A U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, buries a training device during a joint counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) exercise with soldiers from the Nigerien Armed Forces (French language: Forces Armées Nigeriennes - FAN) at the FAN’s Genie Compound in Agadez, Niger, May 19, 2022. These C-IED joint training opportunities occur twice weekly, allowing both the FAN and U.S. forces to hone and bolster their skill sets, enabling increased security and stability for the government of Niger and its citizens. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Chloe Ochs)

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USAF explosive ordnance disposal technicians conduct joint training with Nigerien Armed Forces

A U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, buries a training device during a joint counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) exercise with soldiers from the Nigerien Armed Forces (French language: Forces Armées Nigeriennes - FAN) at the FAN’s Genie Compound in Agadez, Niger, May 19, 2022. These C-IED joint training opportunities occur twice weekly, allowing both the FAN and U.S. forces to hone and bolster their skill sets, enabling increased security and stability for the government of Niger and its citizens. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Chloe Ochs)

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409th Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians conduct hostage rescue exercise

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 409th Air Expeditionary Group's explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) flight conduct a hostage rescue exercise at Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger, April 27, 2022. This training develops and enhances the 409th EOD’s ability to professionally and competently mitigate explosive threats in the area. Strengthening defense capabilities works to reassure both U.S. service members and their local partners, enhancing the long-standing military-to-military U.S. and Niger partnership. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Chloe Ochs)

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409th Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians conduct hostage rescue exercise

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 409th Air Expeditionary Group's explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) flight conduct a hostage rescue exercise at Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger, April 27, 2022. This training develops and enhances the 409th EOD’s ability to professionally and competently mitigate explosive threats in the area. Strengthening defense capabilities works to reassure both U.S. service members and their local partners, enhancing the long-standing military-to-military U.S. and Niger partnership. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Chloe Ochs)

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409th Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians conduct hostage rescue exercise

A U.S. Air Force Airman with the 409th Air Expeditionary Group's explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) flight conducts a hostage rescue exercise at Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger, April 27, 2022. This training develops and enhances the 409th EOD’s ability to professionally and competently mitigate explosive threats in the area. Strengthening defense capabilities works to reassure both U.S. service members and their local partners, enhancing the long-standing military-to-military U.S. and Niger partnership. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Chloe Ochs)

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409th Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians conduct hostage rescue exercise

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 409th Air Expeditionary Group's explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) flight conduct a hostage rescue exercise at Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger, April 27, 2022. This training develops and enhances the 409th EOD’s ability to professionally and competently mitigate explosive threats in the area. Strengthening defense capabilities works to reassure both U.S. service members and their local partners, enhancing the long-standing military-to-military U.S. and Niger partnership. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Chloe Ochs)

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409th Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians conduct hostage rescue exercise

A U.S. Air Force Airman with the 409th Air Expeditionary Group's explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) flight conducts a hostage rescue exercise at Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger, April 27, 2022. This training develops and enhances the 409th EOD’s ability to professionally and competently mitigate explosive threats in the area. Strengthening defense capabilities works to reassure both U.S. service members and their local partners, enhancing the long-standing military-to-military U.S. and Niger partnership. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Chloe Ochs)

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Partnership in Niger: U.S. EOD, Air Advisors train FAN

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Cummings, 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Security Force Air Advisor, and a member of the Forces Armées Nigeriennes (Nigerien Armed Forces) trade patches after an Improvised Explosive Device Awareness Course for in Niamey, Niger, Oct. 11, 2019. During this week-long course, the FAN learned how to locate and react to an IED, how set up a cordon and the procedures to clear the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

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Partnership in Niger: U.S. EOD, Air Advisors train FAN

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Caleb Love, 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, teaches members of the Forces Armées Nigeriennes (Nigerien Armed Forces) Genie Unit how to locate an improvised explosive device during an IED Awareness Course in Niamey, Niger, Oct. 11, 2019. During this week-long course, the FAN learned how to locate and react to an IED, how set up a cordon and the procedures to clear the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

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Partnership in Niger: U.S. EOD, Air Advisors train FAN

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron and members of the Forces Armées Nigeriennes (Nigerien Armed Forces) pose for a photo during an Improvised Explosive Device Awareness Course for the in Niamey, Niger, Oct. 11, 2019. The course is part of a curriculum spanning several months designed to improve the FAN’s effectiveness and survivability once they deploy to combat the violent extremist organizations in West Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

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Partnership in Niger: U.S. EOD, Air Advisors train FAN

Forces Armées Nigeriennes (Nigerien Armed Forces) Genie Unit members crouch, alert to a simulated threat during an Improvised Explosive Device Awareness Course in Niamey, Niger, Oct. 11, 2019. During the week-long course, the 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team and Security Forces Air Advisors taught FAN personnel valuable skills for the deployed environment such as how to locate and react to an IED, how set up a cordon and the procedures to clear the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

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Partnership in Niger: U.S. EOD, Air Advisors train FAN

Forces Armées Nigeriennes (Nigerien Armed Forces) Genie Unit members confer about a simulated threat during an Improvised Explosive Device Awareness Course taught by members of the 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team and Security Forces Air Advisors in Niamey, Niger, Oct. 11, 2019. The course is part of a curriculum spanning several months designed to improve the FAN’s effectiveness and survivability once they deploy to combat the violent extremist organizations in West Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

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Partnership in Niger: U.S. EOD, Air Advisors train FAN

A Forces Armées Nigeriennes (Nigerien Armed Forces) Genie Unit member moves toward a simulated attacker during an Improvised Explosive Device Awareness Course taught by members of the 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team and Security Forces Air Advisors in Niamey, Niger, Oct. 11, 2019. The course is part of a curriculum spanning several months designed to improve the FAN’s effectiveness and survivability once they deploy to combat the violent extremist organizations in West Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

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Partnership in Niger: U.S. EOD, Air Advisors train FAN

Forces Armées Nigeriennes (Nigerien Armed Forces) Genie Unit members search for improvised explosive devices during an IED Awareness Course taught by members of the 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team and Security Forces Air Advisors in Niamey, Niger, Oct. 11, 2019. The course is part of a curriculum spanning several months designed to improve the FAN’s effectiveness and survivability once they deploy to combat the violent extremist organizations in West Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

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