Under the quiet jungle canopy of the Canungra field training area in Tamborine Mountain, south-east Queensland, three teams of six explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians worked methodically to detect, identify and render safe improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
As metal detectors were swept across the jungle floor and their occasional beeps broke the silence, a few rays of sunlight peeking through the canopy illuminated a small makeshift area that simulated an enemy training camp and homemade explosives laboratory.
In total, 22 cleverly disguised, electronically live but explosively inert IEDs lay in wait to cause casualties, delay opposing forces or alert the camp occupants of approaching enemy.
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Source: Australian Government, The Ministry of Defence