Col. Brian Laidlaw shadows EOD team member

U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Laidlaw, 325th Fighter Wing commander, right, watches as Staff Sgt., Antonio Deleon, 325th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, left, demonstrates his job duties at the EOD range on Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 22, 2019. Laidlaw shadowed Deleon to learn about the responsibilities, safety requirements and job duties of an EOD personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delaney Gonzales)

U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Laidlaw, 325th Fighter Wing commander, left, participates in the Airman Shadow Program alongside Staff. Sgt. Antonio Deleon, 325th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, right, at the EOD range on Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 22, 2019. Laidlaw shadowed Deleon to learn about the responsibilities, safety requirements and job duties of an EOD personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delaney Gonzales)

U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Laidlaw, 325th Fighter Wing commander, center, participates in the Airman Shadow Program alongside Staff. Sgt. Antonio Deleon, 325th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, left, and Master Sgt. Kenneth Guinn, 325th CES EOD team member at the EOD Range on Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 22, 2019. Laidlaw shadowed Deleon to learn about the responsibilities, safety requirements and job duties of an EOD personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delaney Gonzales)

U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Laidlaw, 325th Fighter Wing commander, left, participates in the Airman Shadow Program alongside Staff. Sgt. Antonio Deleon, 325th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, right, at the EOD range on Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 22, 2019. Laidlaw shadowed Deleon to learn about the responsibilities, safety requirements and job duties of an EOD personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delaney Gonzales)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Antonio Deleon, 325th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, smiles for a photo at the EOD Range on Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 22, 2019. Deleon was hand-selected by his leadership for the program allowing Airmen to demonstrate job duties within their designated Air Force Specialty Code to the wing commander (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delaney Gonzales)

U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Laidlaw, 325th Fighter Wing commander, left, notes the characteristics of an unexploded ordnance alongside Staff Sgt. Antonio Deleon, 325th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, right, on the EOD range at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 22, 2019. Laidlaw participated in the Airman Shadow Program which allows hand-selected Airmen to demonstrate their primary duties within their designated Air Force Specialty Code. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delaney Gonzales)

U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Laidlaw, 325th Fighter Wing commander, performs the job duties of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member for the day at the EOD Range on Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 22, 2019. Laidlaw participated in the Airman Shadow Program which allows hand-selected Airmen to demonstrate their primary duties within their designated Air Force Specialty Code. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delaney Gonzales)

U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Laidlaw, 325th Fighter Wing commander, left, notes the characteristics of an unexploded ordnance alongside Staff Sgt. Antonio Deleon, 325th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, right, on the EOD range at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 22, 2019. Laidlaw participated in the Airman Shadow Program which allows hand-selected Airmen to demonstrate their primary duties within their designated Air Force Specialty Code. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delaney Gonzales)

U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Laidlaw, 325th Fighter Wing commander, and 325th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team members travel to the EOD Range at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 22, 2019. Laidlaw participated in the Airman Shadow Program which allows hand-selected Airmen to demonstrate their primary duties within their designated Air Force Specialty Code. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delaney Gonzales)

U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Laidlaw, 325th Fighter Wing commander, peers through binoculars to get a closer look at the Explosive Ordnance Disposal range on Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 22, 2019. Laidlaw participated in the Airman Shadow Program which allows hand-selected Airmen to demonstrate their primary duties within their designated Air Force Specialty Code. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delaney Gonzales)