Maryland: Army Biologists Advance Warfighter Readiness through Hands-On Training

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – Trainers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) recently completed a deep-dive instructional session with Soldiers from several Army National Guard Civil Support Teams (CST) to familiarize them with Read More …

Team Robins CBRN defense class: Training for invisible threats

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – The chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense class at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, trains Airmen to stay vigilant in a world where the threats are often invisible. In just four hours, they learned Read More …

Georgia: Bomb squad training in Augusta includes loud explosions

Later this week the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Hazardous Devices Unit (Bomb Squad) will be testing explosives, related to training March 2nd through March 6th 2026. These tests will take place between the hours of 8am and 5pm. The training Read More …

Russian tanker Midvolga 2 targeted in Black Sea

The tanker Midvolga 2, en route from Russia to Georgia carrying a cargo of sunflower oil, came under attack 80 miles off the coast of Turkey, the country’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure reported. Russia’s Federal Agency for Sea and Read More …

Georgia: GBI agents contain improvised explosive device found in Stephens County

The GBI’s Bomb Disposal Unit safely contained an improvised explosive device that was found during a traffic stop in Stephens County late Friday night. The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook Post deputies discovered the device while conducting Read More …

Russia: FSB foils series of assassination attempts on senior Russian defense officials

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has foiled a series of assassination attempts on the lives of senior Russian defense officials in Moscow and their family members plotted by Ukrainian intelligence services, the FSB press office told TASS on Thursday. The Read More …

Georgia: New details emerge on BioLab fire that forced thousands to shelter outside Atlanta

Federal authorities have released an update on the investigation into fires at the BioLab chemical plant near Atlanta that produced a toxic chemical cloud and forced nearby residents to shelter in place. The fires broke out Sept. 29 at the Read More …

Shelter-in-place advisory extended in Georgia county after chlorine detected in air

A shelter-in-place advisory has been extended for an entire Georgia county Monday after chlorine was detected in the air, emitting from a chemical lab where there was a fire the day before. A chemical fire ignited on the roof of Read More …

23rd Civil Engineer Squadron Hosts CBRN Rodeo

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — The 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron and the 23rd Wing Inspector General office hosted a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) exercise at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, August 12, 2024. While the event did Read More …

Soldiers excel at 20th CBRNE Command Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart

FORT STEWART, Ga. – Soldiers from the U.S. Department of Defense’s premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) command proved their grit, ingenuity and tenacity during the Best Squad Competition, May 13 – 17. The 48th Chemical Brigade squad won Read More …

Georgia: Two men planned to have python eat woman’s daughter before bombing her home

Two Georgia men have been indicted on several federal charges in the bombing of a woman’s home and plotting to have a large python “eat the victim’s daughter,” federal officials announced last week. According to the release, the two men Read More …

Georgia: Cobb County police find unexploded grenades in home of dead veteran

While inside the home of a dead veteran on Tuesday, Cobb County police had to deal with a rare situation. Officers were made aware of several unexploded grenades dating back more than 50 years. The Cobb bomb squad then responded Read More …

Georgia: Fort Stewart EOD helps local law enforcement during investigation

Most people know Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) as the Soldiers who help disarm bombs. However, they are occasionally called on to help with tasks that fall outside of their regular military specialty. Recently, after investigators were unable to find a Read More …

Georgia: Rioters With Explosives Torch Atlanta Police Car After Police Kill Suspect Who Shot A Cop

Rioters protesting the officer-involved shooting death of a suspect who shot a Georgia trooper last week set a police car on fire and busted out the windows of local businesses during a violent demonstration in Atlanta on Saturday night. Atlanta Read More …

Georgia: Blast from homemade bomb ‘violently’ rocks neighborhood in Morrow

A man is accused of detonating a handmade bomb that rocked an Atlanta-area neighborhood, sending debris flying everywhere, police in Georgia say. Joseph Borlie Jr., 57, was charged with manufacturing an explosive device and reckless conduct after witnesses said he Read More …

Georgia Guidestones explosion: Blast has ‘destroyed a large portion’ of monument

Police in Georgia are investigating an explosion Wednesday targeting the Georgia Guidestones monument, which the state says is known as “America’s Stonehenge.” The early morning blast “destroyed a large portion of the structure” in northeastern Elbert County, according to the Read More …