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VAFB honors fallen EOD member, SrA Johnson
30th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordinance Disposal Airmen and family members lay a wreath during the 10 year anniversary wreath laying ceremony honoring the life of Senior Airman Daniel Johnson Oct. 4, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Johnson was killed on duty during a deployment to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Locating Bravo in 2010. Operating from Combat Outpost Belanday, he cleared lines of communication, enabled freedom of maneuver and ensured coalition and local national safety. He was single-handedly responsible for saving the life of an Afghan National Army Soldier, who injured by a concealed booby-trap. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Hanah Abercrombie)