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NORFOLK, Va. — On February 5, 2025, a multi-agency exercise simulating an active shooter scenario and improvised explosive device (IED) threat took place in Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads Iowa Estates. The drill was designed to test the readiness Read More …
The U.S. and Tanzanian governments announced Thursday the upcoming two joint training exercises and programmes aimed at “enhancing regional security and peacekeeping capabilities,” according to a statement from the U.S. Embassy. The land-based Justified Accord 2025 will focus on building Read More …
Col. Michael Power, 377th Air Base Wing and installation commander, attends a safety briefing with the 377 ABW Explosive Ordinance Disposal team at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 6. Power visited the EOD team to witness their warfighting capability, Read More …
A concerned citizen called emergency responders after discovering a hand grenade while cleaning a storage building on February 4, 2025, according to the Shreveport Fire Department (SFD). Technicians from the SFD Bomb Squad analyzed the device and determined it was Read More …
It was a close call in Holt Saturday. The bomb squad from the Florida Bureau of Fire, Arson, and Explosives was called in to remove what was believed to be an unused explosive target. It was found on Poplar Head Church Read More …
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted airstrikes against ISIS-Somalia on Feb. 1, 2025. The command’s initial assessment is that multiple ISIS-Somalia operatives were killed in the airstrikes and no civilians were harmed. U.S. Africa Read More …
SAN DIEGO (Jan. 30, 2025) – Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 1 welcomed its newest leader during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Base Point Loma, Harbor Drive Annex, San Diego Calif., Jan. 30. Capt. Clinton Cornell relieved Capt. Wade Hilderbrand Read More …
TAMPA, Fla. – On Jan. 30, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Forces conducted a precision airstrike in Northwest Syria targeting and killing Muhammad Salah al-Za’bir, a senior operative in the terrorist organization Hurras al-Din (HaD), an Al-Qaeda affiliate. The airstrike is Read More …
Staff Sgt. Matthew Sanders, 19th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician, was awarded the Master EOD Badge at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Jan 25, 2025. The EOD badge identifies and affords recognition to personnel who have Read More …
American officials in Mexico have issued the highest-level travel warning amid increased gun battles, kidnappings and IEDs in a town that sits on the Texas border. The State Department has put the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, which sits across the Read More …
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – A cadet brother team developed an electronic wire stabilization and cutting tool that could revolutionize explosive ordnance operations. Military members are put at risk during explosive ordnance operations as they disarm improvised explosive devices. Read More …
Inside the home where an explosion killed a man earlier this month, police found cardboard tubes, black powder and improvised explosive devices stored in a lunchbox, according to a search warrant application released Tuesday. Thomas Cianciola, 56, was seriously injured Read More …
A Norwegian aid group has suspended mine clearing activities in 13 countries following the freezing of US foreign aid, one of its directors told AFP on Monday. Last year, Norwegian People’s Aid received $41 million from US authorities to support Read More …
U.S.-backed terrorist group PKK/YPG, which runs a jail in northeastern Syria for Daesh members, says they oppose handing the facility over to the new rulers of Syria. They cite possible attacks by Daesh and claim monitoring its attempts to re-emerge. Read More …
The man charged with setting off a bomb outside the office of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall last year has pleaded guilty and been sentenced on state charges. Marshall said today that Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert of Irondale was sentenced Read More …
After a joint investigation involving local and federal law enforcement, two young adults have been arrested in connection with the construction and detonation of homemade explosive devices in Fairfield. On Dec. 1, at approximately 12:25 p.m., the Fairfield Police Department Read More …
Police are looking to identify the people who are responsible for blowing up six mailboxes across three Lamoille County towns. The Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department says it was one of six mailboxes vandalized across Morristown, Wolcott and Johnson. The sheriff Read More …
A Jonesborough man accused of bringing an improvised explosive device to jail has been charged, according to the Washington County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office. James Thomas Clay, 29, was arrested by the Johnson City Police Department on January 11 for various Read More …
This sources sought is issued by Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Information Technology Acquisition Unit (ITAU) for Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division’s Somalia Automated Biometric Information System (ABIS). The FBI seeks interested parties with viable solutions capable of meeting Read More …
Western powers, including the United States, Germany, and France, have reportedly expressed concern over Syria’s new Islamist government’s decision to appoint foreign jihadists to senior military positions, according to informed sources. In response, Western envoys are attempting to persuade the Read More …