21/11/2023 Australia, Territorio del Nord, (Northern Territory) Darwin
“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”.
Disposing of unexploded ordnance (UXO) on an air weapons range is no small feat, and requires skilled technicians from across Air Force to first assess and remediate target areas. 65 Air Base Recovery Squadron (65ABRS) led a remediation activity conducting a surface reconnaissance for UXO and ordnance waste, as well as a subsurface survey of two possible unexploded bombs at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT. Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician Sergeant Justin Starrenburg led the activity and explained how technology is used to provide the location of UXO, including subsurface depth and altitude. We utilised Unmanned Aerial Systems [UAS] to locate possible surface UXO and subsurface UXO entry holes using the infrared and thermal cameras to sense the difference in heat signature,” Sergeant Starrenburg said. We also use a Foerster FEREX 4.032 Magnetometer to locate the subsurface unexploded bombs, by sensing the interference of a metal object to the earth’s uniform magnetic field.” Long brass rods are also utilised to probe suspected entry holes in order to feel changes in ground density. 65ABRS EOD technician Corporal Myles Rudd said this assessment and future remediation tasks ensures target areas can be reopened for aircrew to employ air-to-ground weaponry during their training.
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