EOD shows actors the ropes

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  • By Airman 1st Class Heather Shaw
  • 30th Space Wing Public Affairs
A Los Angeles producer and four actors visited Vandenberg March 10-11 to observe the FBI's joint training here with the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team. 

Observing how the FBI re-constructs vehicle explosions will help the actors properly portray their characters on the new TV show, "Washington Field." The actors were on-sight to watch how specific techniques are used by each agency to solve the case. 

The show is based on producer Tim Clemente's personal experiences as an FBI agent. 

"I was with the FBI for eight years and investigated hundreds of bombings around the world, including investigating at the Pentagon during 9/11," said Mr. Clemente. 

Vandenberg's EOD team facilitated the training for the FBI and the Los Angeles Bomb Squad. The training the actors observed teaches bomb technicians how to reconstruct a large vehicle bomb explosion and piece together the information to solve the crime. 

"As a crime scene, (the trainees) reconstruct it. They put it all back together and try to learn the skills as far as who set (the bomb) off, who constructed it and who funded it -- basically the five W's and an H," said Tech. Sgt. Robert Brown, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron, EOD Superintendent. 

The show will center on agents from the FBI and SWAT, bomb technicians and the Hazardous Materials Response Team who form a group known as the National Capital Response Squad. Filming is scheduled to begin March 20 in Washington D.C. and will wrap up in Los Angeles by the end of the month.