11/07/2023 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Montana (MT)
“If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”.
By Airman 1st Class Breanna Christopher Volkmar/341st Missile Wing Public Affairs
Yellowstone County. A roaring boom echoed throughout the canyon of Yellowstone National Park on June 12, 2023, when the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team from the 341st Civil Engineer Squadron detonated an unexploded avalanche round. It was 11:30 a.m. on June 11, 2023 when command post received the notification from Yellowstone park rangers, that an unexploded 105mm avalanche control round made its way down a mountainside to within 10 feet of the main route of travel in the park. With the park beginning its peak season for visitors, the main concern for the EOD team and park rangers was to quickly and safely dispose of the explosive without increasing threat to any visitors. “Upon notification of the item being found, we talked through actions such as blocking off the road to traffic,” said Master Sgt. Tristan Crandall, 341 CES EOD operations and training section chief. “Following the receipt of more pictures from the rangers, further discussion yielded the course of action to not close the road but to place a ranger in view of the item and cordon it off to prevent visitors from getting close or handling the item.”
Source: afgsc.af.mil
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If you find anything that appears to be an explosive device, do not touch it, leave it where it is and call the police. We will contact the appropriate agencies to properly dispose of the item.
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