Unique content • Global reach • In print and online
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 …
The U.S. Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) community celebrates its birthday on August 22, commemorating the graduation of the first Navy Mine Disposal class in 1941, which served as the foundation for all other U.S. military EOD programs. The history of Read More …
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – A U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal master sergeant completed his more than two decades of Army service at the nation’s premier multifunctional Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) formation. Master Sgt. Thomas C. Holk retired Read More …
A Thurmont man on Monday was arrested after he allegedly set off multiple homemade explosive devices in public, including in a roadway and near a playground where five children were playing. No one was injured. John Michael Cintron Jr., 34, Read More …
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland – American and South Korean military leaders held a tabletop exercise to strengthen their combined counter Weapons of Mass Destruction posture, Sept. 25. The U.S. Army’s 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command hosted the Read More …
A tanker truck carrying potentially explosive ammonium nitrate has overturned on a Maryland highway – sparking mass evacuations. The truck carrying the materials tipped over on the southbound side of Interstate 81 in Hagerstown, about an hour west of Baltimore. Read More …
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) participated in an Army-sponsored data collection event at the Cold Regions Test Center (CRTC) in Fort Greely, Alaska as part of its work Read More …
Two people charged with conspiracy to damage energy facilities — a neo-Nazi leader and a woman with whom he had a personal relationship — allegedly planned to attack electrical substations encircling Baltimore and “completely destroy” the entire city, according to Read More …
An Ohio cosplayer pleaded guilty Wednesday to planting a bomb at a perceived romantic rival’s house in Maryland, which nearly killed the recipient and caused more than $45,000 in damage to the home. Clayton Alexander McCoy, a 32-year-old registered sex Read More …
A man is facing charges after police said an improvised destructive device was found in his vehicle across the street from a Maryland middle school on Tuesday. Baltimore County police wrote in charging documents that once the device was disabled, Read More …
A Frederick County man is charged with forcing his way into a relative’s home, with explosive devices, and threatening to stab the person with a steak knife. Dominic M. Valenti, 25, is accused in the incident on West C Street Read More …
A Somerset County resident faces numerous charges after improvised bombs and a stockpile of guns were found Friday at their Princess Anne home, Maryland State Police said. It took bomb technicians hours to render the devices safe and render the Read More …
The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal has arrested and charged a Hagerstown man who they say manufactured multiple explosive devices. Stephen Russell Smith, 40, is charged with four counts of manufacturing and possession of a destructive device, and Read More …
Federal and municipal authorities say a home-made bomb that injured a 28-year-old Carroll County, Maryland man on Friday – just south of the Pennsylvania line – was dropped off at his home and addressed to him. The 28-year-old unnamed man Read More …
FBI agents on Thursday arrested a former Canadian armed forces reservist and two other men who are linked to a violent white supremacist group and were believed to be heading to a pro-gun rally next week in Virginia’s capital. The three men Read More …