Ireland: Letter containing ‘anthrax’ sent to Dublin offices of Iona Institute

The Defence Forces’ Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit are examining a suspicious package sent to the Dublin City office of the Iona Institute. The package, which was addressed to the Iona Institute, was opened by the organisation’s CEO, David Quinn Read More …

India: Bathinda twin blasts, bomb disposal teams struggle with explosive residue cleanup

Two minor blasts take place during cleanup drive in Jeeda village; none hurt; a 19-year-old radicalised law student, Gurpreet Singh, was booked on Thursday for assembling high-intensity explosives. Four days after twin blasts rocked a house at Bathinda’s Jeeda village, Read More …

UK: Antique collectables are detonated after discovery

Officers have carried out a controlled explosion after suspicious items were found at a home. Essex Police said it had initially attended the property in Britten Avenue, Basildon, at 12:56 BST, for what it said were unrelated matters. But the Read More …

US Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal techs participate in interagency IED exercise

CAMP DAWSON, W.Va. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians honed their lifesaving and mission-enabling skills with interagency bomb squads during a nationwide training exercise. During four Exercise Raven’s Challenge iterations, nearly 100 Army EOD technicians from the 20th Chemical, Read More …

Premier US military CBRNE command supports Exercise Immediate Response

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – Soldiers from the U.S. military’s premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) formation honed their ability to enable large-scale multinational operations during Exercise Immediate Response in Europe. American Soldiers from several 20th CBRNE Command units Read More …

UK: Bomb squad carry out controlled explosion after high school evacuated

The bomb squad has carried out a controlled explosion after a ‘potentially harmful chemical’ was discovered at a high school yesterday (Tuesday). Pupils were evacuated from Denbigh High School on the advice of experts. Police have confirmed a “successful controlled Read More …

Nigeria: IGP commissions 50 operational vehicles for EOD-CBRN unit

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM., today, May 27th 2025, commissioned 50 state-of-the-art operational vehicles for the Explosive Ordnance Disposal – Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, a feat which Read More …

CBRNE Soldiers prove combat readiness at Best Squad Competition on Fort Carson

FORT CARSON, Colo. – Soldiers from the U.S. Department of Defense’s premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) formation honed their skills and demonstrated their combat readiness during the Best Squad Competition, May 12 – 16. Sgt. 1st Class Bobby Read More …

Explosive Ordnance Disposal techs support US Army recruiting at Long Beach Grand Prix

LONG BEACH, Calif. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians supported Army recruiters at one of the biggest motorsports events in the western United States. Army EOD technicians from the Fort Irwin, California-based 759th Ordnance Company (EOD) helped Army recruiting Read More …

Nigeria: Borno police recover unexploded ordnance after Giwa barracks incident

Police sources revealed that a specialized team from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal–Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) unit was immediately dispatched to the scene. Reportedly, the device, suspected to be linked to the earlier military incident, was safely evacuated by Read More …

Study opens the door for stronger evidence in bomb handling cases

Scientists have for the first time provided insight into how bomb residue transfers to the hands of suspects, which could lead to stronger evidence in court. The study, which was led by a team from King’s College London and published Read More …

Massachusetts Man Indicted for Illegally Possessing Ammunition and Explosives

A Hadley, Mass. man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Springfield for allegedly possessing ammunition and explosives after being convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year in prison. Jacob D. Miller, 43, was indicted Read More …

UK: Man arrested after explosive substance found

A man has been arrested after an explosive substance which poses “a threat to life” was found in a property in a Sussex seaside town, police said. Residents within a 100-metre cordon around the address on the A259 Marina in Read More …

JTF-CS Commander is featured guest at CBRNE Symposium

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear experts from across the federal government, military, state and local entities, industry, and academia gathered in Washington, D.C., March 11-12, for the 13th Annual Joint Civil & DoD CBRN Symposium to Read More …

Exercise Joint Viking 25: DTRA CBRN and EOD Chemical Warfare Agent Interoperability and Integration Training

A U.S. Marine Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division participates in a simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear scenario during a Defense Threat Reduction Agency, CBRN and EOD Chemical Warfare Agent Interoperability and Read More …

Hawaii: Suspicious Item rendered safe in Lahaina

On Monday, February 10, 2025, at about 12:23 p.m., patrol officers responded to the area of Honoapiilani Highway near mile marker 16 in Lahaina regarding a fire-related type case. Upon arrival, officers observed a metallic object emitting smoke on the Read More …

Premier US military CBRNE command improves interoperability at Yama Sakura

CAMP ASAKUSA, Japan – American Soldiers and Army civilians from the U.S. military’s premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command participated in Exercise Yama Sakura from Japan and Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington. Highly specialized units from the 20th Read More …

CBRN Dismounted Reconnaissance System Reaches FOC

The Joint Project Manager for CBRN Sensors team completed fielding of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal variant of our CBRN Dismounted Reconnaissance System (CBRN DRS) to the U.S. Army in October 2024. The CBRN DRS provides detection, decontamination, and protective equipment Read More …

Top 20th CBRNE Command chief warrant officer promoted during ceremony on APG

The command chief warrant officer for the U.S. Department of Defense’s premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) command was promoted to chief warrant officer 4 on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Nov. 15. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Victoria RamageGarcia pinned Read More …