Senior Airman Ronald Abbate, 379th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron contingency contracting officer, tries on the EOD 9 bomb suit with the help of Staff Sgt. Neil Gertiser, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal NCOIC during Flightline Fest, Oct. 29, 2009. Flightline Fest is open to all base personnel and will showcase both the aircraft and specialized ground based equipment and missions operating here. Abbate is deployed from Eilson Air Force Base, Alaska. Gertiser is deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Both are deployed in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.