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The 2025 Best Sapper Competition ended with a two-man team of Army Rangers coming in first, and in so doing, completing a near-sweep of major Army combat contests in 2025 by the elite unit, but it started with a jolt. Read More …
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians trained with law enforcement and airport security personnel to combat Improvised Explosive Devices during a four-day interagency exercise in Colorado Springs, Colorado. U.S. Army EOD teams from the Fort Carson, Read More …
An active duty Fort Carson soldier, 41-year-old Joshua King, is being accused of stealing C4 off the post. According to court documents, the explosive was found when the soldier’s ex-wife was cleaning at her residence. She claims she discovered it Read More …
FORT BELVOIR, Va. – U.S. Army Explosives Ordnance Disposal technicians honed their lifesaving and mission-enabling skills during a law enforcement exercise on Fort Belvoir, Virginia. EOD Soldiers from the 55th Ordnance Company (EOD) participated in the exercise with other Fort Read More …
FORT JOHNSON, La. – U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians recently trained together to confront and defeat explosive drones. Army EOD technicians from the Fort Johnson, Louisiana-based 705th Ordnance Company (EOD) and EOD Airmen from the Read More …
Matthew Livelsberger — the suspected driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded on New Year’s Day outside the Trump International Las Vegas Hotel — died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound prior to the blast, officials said at a Thursday press Read More …
A U.S. Army civilian safety manager was recently recognized for contributing to the blast overpressure standards for the U.S. military while improving the safety program at the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group that covers the western United States. Robert B. Reynolds, Read More …
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 …
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 …
VICENZA, Italy – A soldier gently places his finger against a detonation switch. As quick as a lightning strike, a spark speeds down the firing wire. Less than a second later, an explosion ripples through the air, leaving behind only Read More …
The Army Modernization Strategy outlines how the Service will become a multidomain force capable of operating across land, sea, air, space, and cyber domains by 2035. As part of the strategy to deliver a force capable of multidomain operations, the Read More …
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) is paving the way and helping the Army transform into a multi-domain force through its modernization and priority research efforts that are linked to the National Defense Strategy Read More …
CANADIAN FORCES BASE SUFFIELD, Alberta, Canada – NATO forces recently honed their skills during live-agent chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) training at Exercise Precise Response on Canadian Forces Base Suffield in Alberta, Canada. CBRN troops from Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Read More …
Canines have been useful to military organizations since their domestication. Few, if any, instruments of war have the successful track record and longevity of MWDs. They remain effective in a variety of environments, including dense vegetation, subterranean complexes, and trench Read More …
Radioactive waste from the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II is coming to Wayne County. In September, thousands of tons of the toxic material will be hauled to the Republic Services facility in Van Buren Township. The Read More …
From fighting tanks in World War I to defeating improvised explosive devices in the Middle East, Soldiers on the battlefield have been forced to adapt and develop innovative countermeasures to emerging threat technologies. On today’s battlefield, one such emerging technology Read More …
POZNAŃ, Poland – Special Agents of the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division recently participated in a trailblazing post-blast investigation workshop with Polish law enforcement partners. From June 26-27, 2024, the Eastern Europe Resident Agency, part of Army CID’s Read More …
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL— Thirty-five New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen spent a week in Rio De Janeiro learning how to help secure a major soccer tournament from a chemical, biological, or radiological attack from Brazilian Soldiers. The members Read More …
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians integrate with partners from Korea, Mexico, Peru and the Netherlands during fast rope insertion and rappel interoperability training from a U.S. Army UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Combat Read More …
FORT DRUM, N.Y. – A team from the Fort Drum, New York-based 59th Chemical Company “Mountain Dragons” took first place out of 30 joint and international teams during the Best Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Competition on Fort Leonard Wood, Read More …