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ARTS and craft: EOD tests new remote-controlled vehicle

February 11, 2016
Photos by Airman 1st Class Lane Plummer
Staff Sgt. Ryan Gamboni, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, controls an All-Purpose Remote Transport System through a remote computer Jan. 28 on Ramstein. Gamboni and other EOD Airmen worked with the ARTS by testing its controls as it located objects placed around the training area.
Staff Sgt. Ryan Gamboni, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, controls an All-Purpose Remote Transport System through a remote computer Jan. 28 on Ramstein. Gamboni and other EOD Airmen worked with the ARTS by testing its controls as it located objects placed around the training area.
Airmen from the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal bring an All-Purpose Remote Transport System back during a training event Jan. 28 on Ramstein. The training was to test the ARTS’s efficiency at maneuvering around an environment and locating key objects.
Airmen from the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal bring an All-Purpose Remote Transport System back during a training event Jan. 28 on Ramstein. The training was to test the ARTS’s efficiency at maneuvering around an environment and locating key objects.
Senior Airman Jeffrey Knelange and Airman 1st Class Kevin Leyden, both 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians, navigate a remote-controlled EOD vehicle Jan. 28 on Ramstein. The vehicle, an All-Purpose Remote Transport System, is a 3.5-ton vehicle that can be used as several different tools such as a forklift or an unexploded ordnance clearance vehicle.
Senior Airman Jeffrey Knelange and Airman 1st Class Kevin Leyden, both 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians, navigate a remote-controlled EOD vehicle Jan. 28 on Ramstein. The vehicle, an All-Purpose Remote Transport System, is a 3.5-ton vehicle that can be used as several different tools such as a forklift or an unexploded ordnance clearance vehicle.
A technician from the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal prepares the All-Purpose Remote Transport System to begin testing Jan. 28 on Ramstein. The ARTS was tested on how it would perform in locating and picking up explosive hazards while the Airmen controlled it from a safe distance.
A technician from the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal prepares the All-Purpose Remote Transport System to begin testing Jan. 28 on Ramstein. The ARTS was tested on how it would perform in locating and picking up explosive hazards while the Airmen controlled it from a safe distance.
An All-Purpose Remote Transport System picks up an inert bomb used for training purposes Jan. 28 on Ramstein. Airmen assigned to the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal tested the ARTS’s functions by locating and picking up test objects.
An All-Purpose Remote Transport System picks up an inert bomb used for training purposes Jan. 28 on Ramstein. Airmen assigned to the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal tested the ARTS’s functions by locating and picking up test objects.
Airmen from the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal configure their remote computer as they prepare to do maintenance on their All-Purpose Remote Transport System Jan. 28 on Ramstein. The Airmen tested the ARTS on maneuvering through an environment and locating objects scattered around the training area.
Airmen from the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal configure their remote computer as they prepare to do maintenance on their All-Purpose Remote Transport System Jan. 28 on Ramstein. The Airmen tested the ARTS on maneuvering through an environment and locating objects scattered around the training area.
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