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A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) on a police boat in Gladstone Marina brought Australian and United States clearance divers into action during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. After Queensland Police handed over control of the scene, the divers used electronic Read More …
The Maui Police Department called in the Hawaiʻi Inter-Island Bomb Squad to assess reports of possible military ordnance found off of Pūlehu Road, Wednesday afternoon. The device was found on July 30, 2025, about a quarter mile mauka of the Read More …
Poland has signed a $115 million (€100 mln) deal for 25 US armored vehicles used for clearing minefields and fortifications, the Polish defense ministry has said. The purchase of the M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicles (ABV), signed on Thursday, is tied Read More …
V Corps’ 2nd Cavalry Regiment, alongside their allies from the United Kingdom, are conducting counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) training at Bemowo Piskie Training Area (BPTA), near Elk, Poland, as part of Project Flytrap 4.0 from July 27-31. Project Flytrap 4.0 Read More …
The Casper Police Department says that an initial X-ray scan of a suspicious object left on a Paradise Valley sidewalk on Monday morning revealed “internal components that were consistent with materials used in improvised explosive devices.” Further investigation “did not Read More …
In a recent interview, a former member of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) described the recruitment and training process, as well as the operations within one of the cartel’s elite units that serves Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as Read More …
Last month, JPEO-CBRND hosted CBRN defense experts from across the U.S. Department of Defense and UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Science, Technology, and Acquisition Forum (C-STAF). This annual bilateral meeting fosters collaboration Read More …
Three Airmen from the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight were recently named the Air Force EOD Team of the Year, earning honors for their skill, precision and unshakable teamwork. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Frontino, 56th Read More …
Investigators are working tirelessly throughout this investigation. After the shooting, police located multiple high-powered rifles, handguns, and a substantial quantity of loaded magazines in and around Parker’s car. While securing his vehicle, law enforcement personnel observed suspicious baggage, raising concerns Read More …
The investigation ensued after crew members from Alameda’s Public Works Department discovered a “suspicious item” in a storm drain while performing routine maintenance at approximately 10:15 a.m., according to an APD report on Facebook. By 10:30 a.m., APD officers notified Read More …
CAMP DAWSON, W.Va. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians honed their lifesaving and mission-enabling skills with interagency bomb squads during a nationwide training exercise. During four Exercise Raven’s Challenge iterations, nearly 100 Army EOD technicians from the 20th Chemical, Read More …
Authorities are investigating a possible explosive device at a solid waste disposal complex in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. PCSO said around 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, deputies responded to an incident at the 3000 Read More …
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton; Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Christopher G. Raia; and Commissioner of the New York City Police Read More …
An investigation is underway in San Ramon after police said an improvised explosive device was used to gain entry to an ATM early Sunday morning. Shortly after 2:15 a.m., officers responded to the Target on Bishop Drive, where they discovered Read More …
Authorities investigating the deadly blast at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department training facility are looking into connections to some explosives collected in Santa Monica. Three deputies were killed Friday in an explosion at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Read More …
A patron who had been tossed out of a popular East Hollywood nightclub early Saturday later intentionally smashed his car into a crowd outside the venue, injuring 30 people — including seven critically — before being pulled out of his Read More …
Travelers celebrated the suggestion that American airports might soon ease restrictions on liquids in carry-on bags that create endless hassles at security checkpoints, but more than a third of all airports around the country still haven’t upgraded their screening systems Read More …
NORFOLK, Va. – A Smithfield man pled guilty today to possession of an unregistered short barrel rifle and possession of an unregistered destructive device. According to court documents, on July 31, 2021, Brad Kenneth Spafford, 36, was admitted to an Read More …
Three deputies were killed Friday in an explosion at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Center Training Academy in East L.A., the deadliest incident for the agency in more than 160 years. Deputies with the arson explosives detail, an Read More …
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Travis Air Force Base conducted a combat readiness exercise June 30 – July 10, 2025, to test the installation’s ability to respond to emergent threats, maintain security and execute global mobility missions under pressure. Read More …