NZDF dives into Solomon Islands explosives disposal work

Fourteen NZDF personnel have joined a multinational contingent in Solomon Islands to dispose of dangerous explosive remnants of war (ERW) under Operation Render Safe. The Australian Defence Force-led operation will see up to 250 personnel from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Read More …

Solomon Islands: US joins WWII UXO removal exercise

The United States (US) has joined a multinational team of experts from Canada, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand and the United Kingdom as part of “Operation Render Safe 2024.” The operation organized and led by the Australian Defense Force Read More …

Pacific Islands leaders back Australia-funded joint policing plan

Pacific Islands states have backed an Australian-funded regional policing plan to improve training and create a multinational crisis reaction force. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said leaders endorsed the 400 million Australian dollars ($271m) proposal at their summit in Tonga Read More …

Malaysia: Two police officers injured in landslide during bomb detonation exercise

Two police officers were seriously injured after being buried by a landslide during a bomb detonation exercise in Taman Sri Lambak, Kluang, earlier today. Harian Metro reported that the victims are believed to have sustained severe injuries to several parts Read More …

Philippines reports new mpox case with no history of foreign travel

The Philippines has reported a new case of the mpox virus, the first in the country since December. Health officials said on Monday that the patient, a 33-year-old Filipino male from capital Manila, has no history of foreign travel. The Read More …

Koa Moana 24: EOD Sweeps for WWII Unexploded Ordnance

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gage Gardner, an explosive ordnance technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and a native of Jay, Oklahoma, measures unexploded ordnance after executing operational area clearance for UXO from Read More …

New Zealand: Rotorua bomb alert, man admits having explosive in Fordlands

An enraged man told police he planted a bomb in a car while brandishing what appeared to be a detonator – putting a Rotorua suburb into lockdown. Police then discovered what appeared to be a grenade in a baby formula Read More …

Multinational EOD partners train combined insertion at RIMPAC 2024

U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians integrate with partners from Korea, Mexico, Peru and the Netherlands during fast rope insertion and rappel interoperability training from a U.S. Army UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Combat Read More …

U.S. and Vietnam Conduct EOD Subject Matter Expert Exchange

U.S. Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Operators, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians (Tech), and members of the Vietnamese Armed Forces conducted a Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) on EOD capabilities and standard operating procedures (SOP), advancing military-to-military cooperation between Read More …

Philippines: Bomb-making materials worth P2.3M seized in Camarines Norte

Soldiers recovered materials used for making explosives in Barangay Exciban, Labo, Camarines Norte. The cache included five large plastic drums containing 21 rolls of detonating cables, capable of producing nearly 2,000 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) valued at approximately P2.3 million. Read More …

Indonesia: Badung Police Are Looking For Empty Suitcase Owners After Security Alert

Badung Resort Police, Bali is still investigating the motive and looking for the owner of an empty suitcase that is thought to contain a bomb in front of the entrance to Puri Penarungan, Banjar Dauh Peken, Penarungan Village, Mengwi District, Read More …

Philippines: 19 law enforcement officers wounded in firecracker disposal explosion in Zamboanga City

A total of 19 law enforcers from various agencies were injured, with five severely wounded, when a firecracker disposal operation turned tragic. A report from the Police Regional Office in Zamboanga Peninsula revealed that around 5:35 PM on July 8, Read More …

RIMPAC 2024 kicks off in Hawaii

HONOLULU, Hawaii – The opening ceremony and press conference kicked off the 29th edition of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, the world’s largest international maritime exercise, today. During RIMPAC, participating forces integrate and exercise a wide range Read More …

Australia: World War II bomb found near the Darwin waterfront

An unexploded bomb from World War II discovered near the Darwin waterfront has been safely detonated. Emergency services moved people away from Stokes Hill Road and closed other streets in the Northern Territory city when the device was found at Read More …

Fresh unrest erupts in French territory of New Caledonia

The High Commission, which represents the French state in the archipelago, said in a statement that the night was “marked by unrest throughout the mainland (of the territory) and on the island of Pins and Mare, requiring the intervention of Read More …

Philippines: Boy hurt as IED explodes in Basilan

A boy was injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) went off at a gasoline station in Lamitan City, Basilan evening on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. According to the provincial government, the boy passed by the area when the explosion Read More …

Philippines: Two soldiers hurt, IEDs and bomb-making materials recovered in Kalinga

Government troopers and New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas clashed in Balbalan, Kalinga on Friday, leaving two soldiers wounded. Maj. Rigor Pamittan, 5th Infantry Division public affairs chief, said soldiers belonging to the 103rd and 98th Infantry Battalions under the 503rd Read More …

Philippines: BIFF bomb-maker killed, IEDs seized in anti-terror operation

Soldiers killed a member of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and confiscated 26 improvised explosive devices in an air and ground anti-terror offensive in Barangay Butilen, Salibo town in Maguindanao del Sur on Saturday. Soldiers dispatched to clear the area Read More …

France to deploy more troops to troubled Pacific territory of New Caledonia

Hundreds more security personnel will join the 1,500 reinforcements already on the ground in New Caledonia after the worst unrest in the French Pacific territory in more than 30 years. The High Commission of New Caledonia, which represents the French Read More …