U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Douglas Wilkins, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, evaluates a suspicious package in response to an exercise scenario at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 13, 2026. Combat Readiness Exercise 2026 strengthens command, control and operational integration across the installation, reinforcing Joint Base Charleston’s role as a power projection platform for strategic airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal robot evaluates a suspicious package in response to an exercise scenario during Combat Readiness Exercise 2026 at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 13, 2026. CRE 2026 strengthens command, control and operational integration across the installation, reinforcing Joint Base Charleston’s role as a power projection platform for strategic airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Pedley, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, and Airman 1st Class Ethan Stoltzfus, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, prepare a robot to evaluate a suspicious package at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 13, 2026. Combat Readiness Exercise 2026 is Joint Base Charleston’s annual exercise focused on rapid global mobility and installation defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Pedley, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, prepares a robot to evaluate a suspicious package during Combat Readiness Exercise 2026 at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 13, 2026. CRE 2026 is Joint Base Charleston’s annual exercise focused on rapid global mobility and installation defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal robot is operated in order to respond to an exercise scenario at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 13, 2026. Combat Readiness Exercise 2026 is Joint Base Charleston’s annual exercise focused on rapid global mobility and installation defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal robot is prepared to be unloaded in order to respond to an exercise scenario involving a suspicious package at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 13, 2026. Combat Readiness Exercise 2026 is Joint Base Charleston’s annual exercise focused on rapid global mobility and installation defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Allen Nelson, 628th Security Forces Squadron references a map at a safe distance from a suspicious package scenario during Combat Readiness Exercise 2026 at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 13, 2026. CRE 2026 is Joint Base Charleston’s annual exercise focused on rapid global mobility and installation defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 628th Air Base Wing assess a suspicious package situation during Combat Readiness Exercise 2026 at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 13, 2026. CRE 2026 is Joint Base Charleston’s annual exercise focused on rapid global mobility and installation defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal robot is driven back to an EOD van after responding to an exercise scenario involving a suspicious package at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 13, 2026. Combat Readiness Exercise 2026 strengthens command, control and operational integration across the installation, reinforcing Joint Base Charleston’s role as a power projection platform for strategic airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)

U.S. Airmen responding to a suspicious package scenario during Combat Readiness Exercise 2026 discuss next steps in resolving a suspicious package scenario at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 13, 2026. CRE 2026 strengthens command, control and operational integration across the installation, reinforcing Joint Base Charleston’s role as a power projection platform for strategic airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Douglas Wilkins, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, responds to a suspicious package scenario during Combat Readiness Exercise 2026 at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 13, 2026. CRE 2026 strengthens command, control and operational integration across the installation, reinforcing Joint Base Charleston’s role as a power projection platform for strategic airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)