Senior Airman Jessica Roland, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron, helps 1st Lt. Elizabeth Combs, 8th Fighter Wing, put on an explosive ordnance disposal suit Oct. 22 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Lieutenant Combs, an aerospace physiologist, went out with EOD to experience daily stressors that EOD goes through. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

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Staff Sgt. Jessica Lafo, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron, fastens an explosive ordnance disposal suit helmet Oct. 22 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Sergeant Lafo shared what the daily stressors of being an EOD technician to Kunsan's aerospace physiologist.(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

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1st Lt. Elizabeth Combs, 8th Fighter Wing, walks down a flight of stairs wearing an explosive ordnance disposal suit Oct. 22 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Lieutenant Combs, an aerospace physiologist, went out with EOD to experience daily stressors that EOD goes through. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

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1st Lt. Elizabeth Combs, 8th Fighter Wing, listens to Staff Sgt. Jessica Lafo, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron, about what makes up an explosive ordnance disposal suit Oct. 22 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Lieutenant Combs is an aerospace physiologist. She went out with EOD to experience the daily stressors that the EOD equipment puts on the body. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

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Taking a walk in their shoes -- EOD

Published Oct. 29, 2009