North America

October 9, 2024

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. — Staff Sgt. Ian Miller, 19th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician, was awarded the Master EOD Badge at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Oct. 4, 2024. The EOD badge identifies and affords recognition to personnel who have successfully completed the EOD training course; sustained a continuing ...

October 9, 2024

Explosive ordnance technicians on Guam recently removed and detonated a U.S. bomb base fuse and two unexploded shells apparently left over from World War II. The unexploded ordnance was discovered around 1 p.m. Oct. 2 in the South Finegayan section of Andersen Air Force Base, on the southwest side of the Army’s Task Force Talon area, ...

October 8, 2024

Police have charged a man with arson after a residential explosion in Calgary. Six people were sent to hospital Saturday night after the blast in the northeast part of the city destroyed several townhouses. Fire officials said one of the victims was in life-threatening condition, while another was listed as serious. Investigators say they believe the fire ...

October 7, 2024

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — In a significant collaboration across military branches, a six-day Field Training Exercise titled “Obsidian Dragon” concluded at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 13. The FTX brought together Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams from various U.S. military bases. This comprehensive training focused on critical areas such as unexploded ordnance identification, hazard ...

October 7, 2024

A Melbourne teenager allegedly purchased explosives and planned to carry out a school shooting and a university bombing, a court has heard. The 19-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is facing explosives charges after being arrested by Victoria Police, who received a tip-off from the FBI earlier this year. The Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court was ...

October 4, 2024

As part of countering weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), the authorized personnel of the Armenian state administration system participated in a field training implemented in Armenia jointly with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense and coordinated by the office of the Armenian Security Council. The purpose of the exercise was to explore ...

October 2, 2024

U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians teamed up with U.S. Marine Corps, Polish Land Forces and an observer from the Royal Australian Air Force for Operation Sentinel Samurai, a week-long EOD joint force exercise across Misawa Air Base and Draughon Range showcasing the power of international cooperation Sept. 16-20, 2024. Team Misawa’s regular training ...

September 30, 2024

On September 30, 2024, the Government of Canada announced more than $38.3 million in funding for a total of 15 projects to support security, peace and stability in the Middle East and Central Asia. Through the Peace and Stabilization Operations Program and the Middle East Strategy, Canada is investing $16.6 million in 6 projects to support ...

September 30, 2024

Two explosive devices were discovered hidden at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday and Monday, prompting partial evacuations, the police said Monday. The devices were deactivated and removed from the premises, the Seminole Police Department said in a statement. The first “crude concealed device with fireworks components” was found in a men’s room ...

September 30, 2024

Just after 8:30 p.m. on September 28th, 2024, while on general patrol in the area of Elm Street at Elgin Street, Greater Sudbury Police Service officers observed a motor vehicle bearing a licence plate that was not authorized and subsequently conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. During the traffic stop, Officers discovered open alcohol inside ...

September 30, 2024

A shelter-in-place advisory has been extended for an entire Georgia county Monday after chlorine was detected in the air, emitting from a chemical lab where there was a fire the day before. A chemical fire ignited on the roof of the BioLab plant in Conyers, Rockdale County at 5 a.m. Sunday after a sprinkler head malfunctioned ...

September 29, 2024

A paralegal at a New York City district attorney’s office has been arrested after he attempted to make an explosive to bomb a migrant shelter located across from his apartment, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday. Police said Derek Klever, a 27-year-old who worked as a trial preparation assistant at the Queens District Attorney’s office, ...

September 28, 2024

As a result of the continued investigation by detectives from 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake), another search warrant was executed on September 28th, 2024 at a residence in the area of Beaver Glen Drive near Brookside Drive, in the City of Niagara Falls. Simultaneously, with the assistance from the Chatham-Kent Police Service, a search warrant was executed ...

September 27, 2024

The U.S. and Iraq on Friday announced an agreement to end the anti-ISIS coalition military presence in Iraq that over the next two years, a move that could lead to a reduction of the 2,500 American troops still in Iraq and maintain the 900 troops in northeast Syria. U.S. officials stressed that the agreement did not ...

September 27, 2024

Since the war began, the U.S. Congress has voted through five bills that have provided Ukraine with ongoing aid, doing so most recently in April 2024. The total budget authority under these bills—the “headline” figure often cited by news media—is $175 billion. The historic sums are helping a broad set of Ukrainian people and institutions, including ...

September 25, 2024

Five people were injured, and one person was arrested following what officials are calling an intentional explosion at a Southern California courthouse Wednesday morning. Multiple agencies, including The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, responded to a report of an explosion at the Santa Maria Courthouse in Santa Maria, about 60 miles north of Santa Barbara, just ...

September 25, 2024

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland – American and South Korean military leaders held a tabletop exercise to strengthen their combined counter Weapons of Mass Destruction posture, Sept. 25. The U.S. Army’s 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command hosted the Republic of Korea Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Command for Exercise Liberty Shield. Leaders from the ...

September 25, 2024

Hundreds of residents of southeastern Ohio  were ordered to evacuate their homes after a chemical leak from a rail car prompted warnings from authorities about a possible explosion. Firefighters in Whitewater Township were notified at 12:46 p.m. Tuesday about an unusual odor and determined that the source was a styrene leak coming from the pressure release ...