Wait till tomorrow

This week was pretty busy. My boss was out all week for his household goods pack-out; meanwhile I was left to deal with an inspection (which went pretty well), a typhoon exercise (which went ok) and planning for a base-wide evacution (which we will see how that goes tomorrow).

The reason for the evacuation is a 1,000lb, WWII era bomb was discovered (that means hit by a backhoe digger) during an ongoing base gym facility construction project. Because of the type of tail fuse the bomb has installed (mechanical; impact inertia if anyone cares) it isn't safe to transport, so EOD will have to perform Render Safe Procedures (RSPs) to remove the fuse. They'll do this remotely, which means they'll be using special tools and techniques which allows them to unscrew and remove the fuse from, in this case, about 5,000 feet away. Because there is a chance the bomb could detonate during the RSP, we have to clear out most of the folks living in military housing.

It all happens tomorrow, and I'll try and post a few pictures if everything goes as planned.