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Support for the military isn’t in short supply these days, but one service member’s mom went the extra mile to help U.S. service members and their partner nations and allies. Annette Frye helped make more than 1,000 masks for service Read More …
Twenty-five New York Army National Guard Soldiers who specialize in bomb disposal will be heading to Goosebay, Ontario on Saturday to help their Canadian Forces counterparts remove old bombs from a former training area. Members of the 1108th Ordnance Company Read More …
Taking ideas and programs from top-tier professional sports teams, the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC) is implementing several changes this year to increase functional performance, resiliency and cognitive capability while decreasing injury and accelerating the physical recovery of Read More …
Adnan Sarwar served with the Royal Engineers during two tours of Iraq, working in bomb disposal, mine clearance and as an armoured vehicle commander. He said being approached by the Felix Fund presented him with a chance to give something Read More …
Bombs, bullets, the constant threat of kidnap – and Covid-19. In Libya, a country torn apart by civil war, with a shattered health system, a man from Kent is one of the last international charity workers staying on to lead Read More …
Officers from Leicestershire Police closed a road in Leicester last night after a suspected explosive device was pulled from the river. Officers closed a section of Upperton Road and Western Boulevard around Swan Bridge at around 6.35pm yesterday. A suspected explosive device had Read More …
A bomb disposal team carried out a controlled explosion on Lancing seafront this morning. Police confirmed officers were notified of a suspected ordnance device being found on the beach near Western Road, Lancing, around 10am today. A cordon was set Read More …
Members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit, 812th Civil Engineer Squadron, 412th Test Wing, prepare unexploded ordnance and training munitions for demolition at the Precision Impact Range Area at Edwards Air Force Base, California, May 7. The 412th Test Wing Read More …
Unexploded ordnance, mines and improvised explosive devices pose a grave threat to troops deployed in harm’s way. The German Bundeswehr is currently taking delivery of a newly developed high-performance system for countering these threats. Specially configured for an EOD role, Read More …
Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) specialists of the East Estonia division of the Rescue Board found and disarmed altogether 242 explosives this week. Rauno Raidloo, head of the Rescue Board’s EOD team for East Estonia, said that the explosives were found Read More …
The 8th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal flight conducted routine land mine detection training at Kunsan Air Base, April 28. EOD technicians perform explosive ordnance disposal operations by locating, identifying, disarming and disposing of a wide range of hazards Read More …
Since 2011, Japan has contributed over the US $17 million to humanitarian mine action in South Sudan, preventing physical harm to civilians, improving access to basic services, and helping people rebuild their lives in the wake of conflict. The Government Read More …
The NZ Defence Force (NZDF) has enlisted a contractor to clear firing ranges used by Kiwi troops in Afghanistan. It was ordered by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in November to urgently clear the ranges following the Stuff Circuit investigation, Life + Limb. The investigation exposed the deaths Read More …
An Army Bomb Disposal team is on site at Warwick Way, Kings Hill after an unexploded device was discovered on a building site. A 200 metre cordon was put in place last night after a Second World War bomb was unearthed, near Maidstone, Read More …
Emergency services are understood to be searching for a suspected explosive device in North Devon this afternoon. The Royal Navy’s Explosives and Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team are currently on their way to the scene at Instow. It’s believed the HM Read More …
The Vancouver Police Department safely detonated an improvised explosive device in the city’s Chinatown district Tuesday night. During a traffic stop near Columbia and East Pender streets, officers spotted what appeared to be fentanyl in plain view. While searching the vehicle, Read More …
A Red Wing man faces firearm and drug charges after a search warrant Thursday, April 23, allegedly turned up dozens of weapons, ammo and grenades that necessitated a call to the St. Paul Bomb Squad. Chad Vernon Glasby, 39, was Read More …
As the world is dealing with COVID-19, Spangdahlem Air Base is being proactive in coping with the virus. One way Spangdahlem AB is adapting is by using 3-D printers to make face shield frames. “A face shield is a plastic Read More …
A controlled explosion has been carried out in Hastings after an unexploded munition was found at a house in the town. Police said the the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) was called to destroy the item in a field off the Read More …
On Monday, four deminers from the Estonian Defense Forces and one engineer commander from the 1st Infantry Brigade will be sent to Afghanistan on a new mission. Estonians serve in Afghanistan as part of the German contingent in Mazar-e-Sharif, the Read More …