Active duty service members and veterans graduate from the Microsoft Software and Systems Academy on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 18, 2018. The program is specifically designed to provide service members the skills, information and knowledge needed to be successful in today’s undermanned information technology industry. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Stephen Beard)

Staff Sgt. Colin White, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, recreates improvised explosive devices currently used by enemy forces in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Utilizing hardware-using software to duplicate IEDs enables technicians to develop effective ways to counter these IEDs and understand their configuration, ultimately enhancing the level of training and increasing readiness within the SPMAGTF.