EOD training simulating deployment grows in its second year

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.— Some of the Air Force’s most dangerous missions are undertaken by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squads regardless of the hostilities and hazards of an unpredictable environment. Dangerous and ever evolving threats to people and property Read More …

Texas A&M police welcomes new K9 officer

The Texas A&M University Police Department (UPD) welcomes a new K-9 to the force. Taps, a 2-year-old German Shepherd, was born in Poland and in June joined her partner, Officer John Browning, in Aggieland. In June 2023, Officer Browning and 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 …

Marine EOD Tech Inspires Students at San Clemente High School’s Military Appreciation Night

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – As the sun set on a Friday night football game at San Clemente High School, a different kind of spectacle captivated the crowd during the football team’s military appreciation night, Sept. 8. Marine Read More …

Premier US Army CBRNE Command refines skills at exercise on Dugway Proving Ground

DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah – Highly specialized units from the U.S. military’s premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) command refined their sampling and reconnaissance techniques during an exercise on Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, in August. American Soldiers and U.S. Read More …

United States Partners with the Ministry of Interior to Enhance Regional Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Emergencies.

Nairobi, September 18, 2023 – The United States partnered with the Ministry of Interior and National Administration to enhance regional preparedness for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) emergencies through a multi-country workshop on September 13 and 14 in Naivasha. Read More …

Top UN official calls for immediate halt to cluster bomb use

A top official of the United Nations Mine Action Service has appealed to the world to stop using cluster munitions. UNMAS director Ilene Cohn spoke to NHK on Friday while visiting Tokyo. Both Russia and Ukraine have been using cluster Read More …

US to conduct new interviews into the deadly 2021 bombing at Kabul airport

The United States military has announced it will conduct interviews with service members about the events leading up to a deadly suicide bombing near Kabul’s airport in August 2021, when the country was withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan. On Friday, Read More …

US Army Airborne EOD techs hone skills during international parachute competition

For a group of American Soldiers who jump out of airplanes and defuse bombs for their nation, X marks the spot. Eight Airborne Explosive Ordnance Disposal Soldiers from the 192nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD) competed against U.S. and international airborne troops Read More …

Michigan: Bomb squad diffuses homemade explosive on truck in Wayne

A slew of police departments and bomb squad agencies converged on a Wayne County neighborhood Sunday afternoon after a suspicious package alert was determined a credible threat. Residents were evacuated for hours as crews disassembled the device. The homemade explosive Read More …