What are the loud noises coming from Wright-Patterson?

If you’re hearing loud noises from the area around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, there are good reasons for that.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel at the base are engaged in routine training, a base spokesman tells us.

“EOD has been doing some training today,” base spokesman Daryl Mayer said. “They use training aids, small explosions.”

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The 788th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) operates at Wright-Patterson, where some 30,000 people work. As part of that training, the EOD team must often identify and dispose of explosive devices in a safe manner.

During 2017, 788th CES EOD responded to 13 emergencies supporting civil authorities to include local law enforcement, Wright-Patterson said last year.

Members worked 222 man-hours to safely dispose of 21 unexploded ordnances that year.

EOD’s efforts protected a 195,000-square-mile area worth more than $8 million, according to an award nomination for the squadron in 2018.

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