Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, EOD Conduct VBSS Exercise in the Philippine Sea

PHILIPPINE SEA – Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 3 Sailors, embarked on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), conducted a helicopter visit, board, search and seizure training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG Read More …

Military-grade explosives found in a Colorado Springs neighborhood

A startling discovery in the trash Tuesday morning triggered an investigation in a residential neighborhood east of downtown Colorado Springs. “I was going to put some stuff in the garbage can and I moved the Walmart bag that was on Read More …

BISON COUNTER C-IED Exercises Capability Building project kicks off

BISON COUNTER, the largest and most relevant European Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) exercise, will in the future be organised directly under the auspices of EDA instead of only benefitting from the Agency’s support, as in the past. To that Read More …

Seychelles Police confirms Kenyan experts helping in Valabhji couple’s illegal firearms case

The Seychelles Police have confirmed that they have sought the expertise of the Kenyan ballistics experts to assist in an ongoing case of illegal possession of firearms. The Nairobi Review newspaper stated in a recent article that “the government of Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: IED recovered on Srinagar-Baramulla highway, defused

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted on Srinagar-Baramulla highway near Putkha area of Sopore subdivision was recovered and defused by the security forces and police on Saturday morning. A police official said that the security forces from 52 Rashtriya Rifles Read More …

A legendary Army bomb tech who was paralyzed and learned to walk again has retired from the military

The most decorated soldier in an elite Army explosive ordnance disposal company retired last month after a legendary career that included defusing hundreds of bombs, saving the lives of countless service members, receiving the country’s second-highest award for valor, and Read More …

UK: Manchester-based landmine charity heading to Ukraine to help clear explosives left by war

A charity based in Manchester is sending a team to Ukraine to help clear explosives left by the war. The Mines Advisory Group will work with local people and Ukrainian authorities to dispose of mines and other munitions. They will Read More …

Philippines: Basilan bomb attack foiled

Government troopers foiled a bomb attack in Basilan yesterday as government troopers recovered three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by the roadside in Tipo-Tipo town. Personnel of the 18th Infantry Battalion and K9 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit discovered the Read More …

316th Civil Engineer Squadron EOD, DHS conduct interagency training

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – The 316th Civil Engineer Squadron’s explosive ordnance disposal team trained alongside Department of Homeland Security personnel at Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 1, 2022. The interagency training allowed DHS to go over the effects of Read More …

‘13 years in the making,’ Hawaii ANG receives EOD mission

The Air National Guard’s newest Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight was activated at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on May 31, as the unit transitioned from the Air Force’s Active-Duty branch. This changeover was observed by Hawaii Air National Guard leaders and Read More …

EXU-1 Change of Command Highlights Strategic Mission and “Fellowship of Doers”

INDIAN HEAD, Md. — Cmdr. Eric Hui relieved Cmdr. Edgar Britt as commanding officer of Expeditionary Exploitation Unit 1 (EXU-1) during a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Support Facility Indian Head, May 26. EXU-1 was first established in 2006 Read More …

UK: Bomb squad carry out controlled explosion on ‘viable’ device found on moorland in Salford

This is the moment the bomb squad carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious item found in Salford. Police say it’s not yet been confirmed what the device was, but explosive experts ‘deemed it to be viable’. Firearms were Read More …

Delaware: One In Custody At Newark Reserve Center, Bomb Squad On Scene

Officials are investigating a suspicious person at a building at the Joint Armed Forces Reserve Center on Ogletown Road in Newark. Sources tell FSU that police responded to the scene for reports of a man holding a rifle in the Read More …

UK: Bomb blown up on East Yorkshire beach

A bomb was discovered on Hornsea’s coastline on Wednesday. The bomb, 18lb or just over eight kilograms in size, was in the tidal zone near Hornsea. Army bomb disposal experts were called in and safely detonated the device in the Read More …

NATO allies strategize, first EOD symposium

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — The 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight hosted U.S. Air Forces in Europe’s first EOD symposium here, May 19. Service members from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands attended the symposium to integrate U.S. Read More …