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Two Yemeni demining workers have been killed while attempting to disarm stacked landmines laid by the Iran-backed Houthis in the northern province of Saada. Casualties monitoring group, the Yemeni Landmine Records, said the workers were operating as part of a Read More …
The Kamloops RCMP is warning residents to be vigilant following the confirmation that a second device found yesterday was pipe bomb containing explosives. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Crystal Evelyn said the RCMP Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU) confirmed the device reported and Read More …
The Seventh edition of Indian Navy – US Navy (IN – USN) Salvage and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) exercise, SALVEX concluded in Kochi on Thursday. The exercise was conducted from June 26 to July 6 at the Southern Naval Command, Read More …
On May 21, 2014, an assault force made up of soldiers from the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and members of the Afghan Border Police embarked on a clearing mission in a mountainous area of Kandahar Province. Their objective was Read More …
To cope with the complicated security situation in the mission area, the 10th Chinese Peacekeeping Base Defense Unit to MINUSMA had a two-day joint training drill with the Sri Lankan peacekeeping Combat Convoy Company recently. The two sides organized joint Read More …
RCMP had a portion of a residential street in the Aberdeen area closed Tuesday morning, July 4, due to what has been been confirmed to be the presence of a pipe bomb. Officers were on scene in the 900-block of Read More …
A Ukrainian soldier drags himself through the long grass, one leg trailing limply behind him. Seconds later, a flash of bright orange and a cloud of white smoke mark the spot, just a few metres away, where yet another land Read More …
Modern specialised equipment is being used to inspect bodies of water in Mykolaiv Oblast for explosive devices. Protective buoys were installed wherever divers found explosive devices; the devices were then brought to the surface and transported to the shore by Read More …
Eleven unexploded shells were defused by the army’s bomb disposal squad in a forward village in Kargil district of Ladakh, officials said on Saturday. The unit led by the Sappers of Forever in Operations division detected the ordnance during a Read More …
A driver found a tennis ball rigged with a fuse in his truck, prompting a bomb squad response in Washington, troopers said. The man was driving to get an estimate for a shattered window on June 29, Washington State Patrol Read More …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians honed their lifesaving skills together with the police bomb squad in Charlotte, North Carolina. Army EOD techs from the Fort Liberty, North Carolina-based 18th Ordnance Company (EOD) trained with their civilian Read More …
To preserve valuable lessons learned from across the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) enterprise and foster increased collaboration among EOD teams, Marine Corps Base Hawaii hosted the annual Joint EOD Symposium this month. Led by U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Joseph Read More …
The Executive Center for Mine Action has announced that the citizen was martyred due to a cluster bomb explosion from the remnants of the aggression in Nihm district of Sana’a province, according to a brief statement released on Friday. Read Read More …
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 held a change-of-command ceremony and welcomed its newest leader at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek- Fort Story, Jun. 15, 2023. Capt. Karl Haywood relieved Capt. Charles Eckhart and assumed responsibilities as commodore of EODGRU Read More …
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Expeditionary Exploitation Unit One (EXU-1) alongside the FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG) section conducted a maritime post-blast investigation course at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, Florida, June 2-9. The course focused on Read More …
A British bomb from World War II was detonated in a controlled explosion in Hanover on Sunday. More than 8,000 residents were forced to leave their homes in the central German city while the operation was carried out in a Read More …
A team of Counter Terrorism and Bomb Disposal Unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) defused a crude bomb found in front of Government Bangabandhu Technical and ICT Institute principal’s room in Gurudaspur upazila of Natore early Sunday. Earlier, on Saturday Read More …
Mines dating back to the Cambodian Civil War five decades ago were successfully removed from Thai territory along the border with Cambodia on Friday. The Thailand Mine Action Centre (TMAC) of the Royal Thai Army was alerted via social media Read More …
PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE, Fla. — U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians trained for explosive clearance operations designed to support remote airfield operations during island hopping missions against a near-peer adversary. Army EOD technicians from the Read More …
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Explosives have been used for centuries, developing over the past few decades, becoming more complex and aggressive. To protect its bases and assets, the U.S. Air Force trains an elite team of preeminent tactical Read More …