Mexico: Sinaloa cartel clashes leave at least 30 Dead

At least 30 people have been killed in the past two weeks in Mexico’s northern state of Sinaloa as rival factions of the powerful Sinaloa cartel continue to clash. Mexican Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval confirmed on Tuesday that the Read More …

Hawaii: Second suspect arrested in Maui explosives case

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Maui Police Department are investigating Improvised Explosive Devices left in the Kahului and Pukalani areas of Maui, according to a joint statement from the FBI’s Honolulu Division and MPD. A 43-year-old Kula man Read More …

South Carolina: Man arrested after homemade explosives found along US 29

A suspect is now in custody after a search warrant uncovered handmade explosive devices along Highway 29 North. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office charged Anthony Kyle Jenkins with possession of a destructive device after an hours-long search in Williamston. Deputies Read More …

DEVCOM CBC Innovates and Integrates through Autonomous Technologies

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 …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they downed another US-made MQ-9 Reaper drone

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed Monday that they shot down another American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone, with video circulating online showing what appeared to be a surface-to-air missile strike and flaming wreckage strewn across the ground. The U.S. military did not immediately Read More …

FBI investigating apparent assassination attempt on Trump in Florida

The FBI said it “is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination” of Donald Trump at his Florida golf club. Trump was not harmed in the incident. The Secret Service had spotted a rifle barrel sticking out of a Read More …

US announces $700 million humanitarian aid package for Ukraine

The U.S. will provide Ukraine with $700 million in humanitarian aid to support displaced Ukrainians, the energy grid in Ukraine, and demining efforts, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in Kyiv on Sept. 11. The U.S. will provide $325 Read More …

NATO troops complete live-agent training at Exercise Precise Response in Canada

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 …

Solomon Islands: US joins WWII UXO removal exercise

The United States (US) has joined a multinational team of experts from Canada, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand and the United Kingdom as part of “Operation Render Safe 2024.” The operation organized and led by the Australian Defense Force Read More …

Ssang Yong 24: CBRN tactical sight assessment and exploitation rehearsal

Republic of Korea Marines with Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Battalion, 1st ROK Marine Division and U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a tactical sight assessment and exploitation rehearsal during exercise Ssang Yong 24 in Pohang, South Korea, Read More …

Iowa: Dubuque man arrested after police find drugs, explosive device in his vehicle

A Dubuque man has been arrested after police said they found drugs and an improvised explosive device in his vehicle. In a criminal complaint, police said they saw 32-year-old Timothy Gremmel driving around at 5:47 p.m. on Aug. 20, and Read More …

Employing Military Working Dogs in Large-Scale Combat Operations

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 …

Austria: CIA say Taylor Swift Vienna terrorists planned to kill “tens of thousands” of fans

The CIA have reported that the terrorists who planned to attack the Taylor Swift Vienna gigs were aiming to kill “tens of thousands” of fans. Earlier this month, all three of the pop star’s ‘Eras Tour’ shows in Vienna were Read More …

Texas: Tyler Fire Department to apply for ‘Bomb Team robot’ grant

On Wednesday the Tyler City Council approved the Tyler Fire Department to apply for a $450,000 grant to acquire a robot for the Public Safety Bomb Team. The city said that the Public Safety Bomb Team currently uses a robot Read More …

Washington: Suspicious package on train, bomb squad responds in Ferndale

Last week Bellingham Police’s Hazardous Devices Unit answered a call from Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office about a suspicious package attached to a locomotive. Police described the package as a bag hanging on a train that pulled into Phillips 66 in Read More …

NYPD prepares for possible US Open security threats

Nearly one million spectators are expected to attend the US Open, which begins Monday in Queens, New York. Although a new assessment warns that large events “remain attractive targets for attacks by violent extremists and malicious actors,” the NYPD said Read More …

Kenya: Disaster Response Battalion Receives Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Equipment

On 23 August 2024, the General Officer Commanding Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Major General John Nkoimo, presided over a Graduation Ceremony at the Disaster Response Battalion in Embakasi, Nairobi. This event also served as a Transfer of Equipment ceremony between Read More …

Japan: City of Naha evacuating 1,400 people to remove World War II bomb

Okinawa’s capital city of Naha is planning to evacuate 1,400 people while Japanese troops disarm and remove a suspected United States bomb from World War II next month. According to Naha’s website, the 551-pound ordnance was discovered at the construction Read More …

Colorado: World War II-era bomb found by construction workers in Arapahoe County

Officials in Arapahoe County, Colorado, were called to investigate a piece of history that was found by a group of on-site construction workers. While on the scene, Aurora Police requested Arapahoe Sheriff’s Department Bomb Squad to determine a metal device Read More …