WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Residents of southeast Wichita could hear loud booms again Thursday.
McConnell Air Force Base said that its Explosive Ordnance Disposal team is conducting controlled detonations again.
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The 22nd Civil Engineering Squadron’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit is responsible for detecting, disarming and safely disposing of explosive hazards. That duty often involves destroying unexploded military munitions found off-base in the region, such as grenades or, in the case of an incident in May, unexploded mortars from previous wars.
The team began working at 9:30 a.m. and is expected to wrap up by 2:30 p.m…