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JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – The U.S. Army Reserve’s 78th Training Division (TD) led Guardian Response 2024 (GR 24), a multi-component exercise held at the Muscatatuck Training Center (MUTC) in Indiana. This large-scale training event validated the ability of Active Read More …
EFES-24, held at a military training site just south of Izmir, Turkey, took place May 29-30 and showcased the best parts of multinational military partnership. This biennial exercise, named in honor of the ancient city of Ephesus, demonstrated complex military Read More …
Another U.S. military MQ-9 Reaper drone went down in Yemen, images online purported to show Wednesday, as Yemen’s Houthi rebels continued attacks on shipping around the Red Sea over the Israel-Hamas war. It wasn’t immediately clear what brought down the Read More …
To fight, survive, and win in operations against 21st-century adversaries, we must leverage ingenuity and technology to develop comprehensive solutions. These solutions should provide situational understanding of potential chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) hazards; ensure protection with efficient protective Read More …
RALEIGH, N.C. – Christopher Arthur, 40, was sentenced today to a total of 300 months’ imprisonment for teaching another individual how to make and use an explosive knowing that the individual intended to use that instruction in the murder or Read More …
As part of the Morocco-U.S. military cooperation in disaster management, an exercise to counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) took place on Thursday at the military port of Agadir. This operation is part of the joint Moroccan-American exercise “African Lion Read More …
FORT STEWART, Ga. – Soldiers from the U.S. Department of Defense’s premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) command proved their grit, ingenuity and tenacity during the Best Squad Competition, May 13 – 17. The 48th Chemical Brigade squad won Read More …
Just after 3 a.m. last Friday, a Pekin police officer pulled over a car for a traffic violation, according to an affidavit. Dalton Mattus, 34, was a passenger inside the vehicle, and police say they found a canvas bag under Read More …
Groups of drones autonomously launching from uncrewed ground vehicles could well be part of the U.S. Army’s future toolkit for mine-clearing operations. Work on the project has been spearheaded by Fort Liberty’s 20th Engineer Brigade, part of the XVIII Airborne Read More …
WARRENTON, Ore. – Last month, more than 350 Army and Air National Guardsmen from Washington, Idaho, Alaska and Oregon conducted a training exercise at Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center in Warrenton. The Sustainment Year Collective Training Exercise (SYCTE) is Read More …
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed on Tuesday they shot down an American drone over the impoverished Arab country. The U.S. military did not immediately acknowledge the claim. If confirmed, this would be the second MQ-9 Reaper drone downed Read More …
A Carson City man was arrested and faces charges related to building explosive devices. Carson City deputies conducted a traffic stop on Saturday, May 18, around 1 a.m. on a car driven by 50-year-old Christopher Gorham. After searching the car, Read More …
Houthi rebels shoot down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone in Yemen and attacked vessel in Red Sea, continuing campaign over Israel-Hamas war. Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Friday claimed to have shot down an American drone, hours after footage circulated online Read More …
US State Department principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel on Tuesday said that the Pakistan and United States agreed to expand cooperation and increase the capacity to meet emerging threats. “We also agreed about preventing and deterring terrorist groups and the Read More …
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) — The commencement of Sweden joining NATO March 7, opened the door to new training opportunities between U.S. and Swedish armed forces. The Swedish army Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Demining Centre first company, sixth Read More …
A pair of female soldiers with the Royal Bermuda Regiment are set to be the first women in the battalion trained in searching for explosives. Lance Corporal Co-shae Bartrum and Lance Corporal Ashley Grant are both undergoing training in Barbados Read More …
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is getting a new bomb suit. Charlotte City Council voted Monday to buy a new bomb suit ensemble to replace an old one. CMPD currently has five of them. Bomb technicians wear the suits for protection Read More …
According to authorities, a soldier was killed due to a training accident at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson on Saturday, May 11. According to Fort Johnson’s public affairs office, the soldier was assigned to the 749th Ordnance Read More …
Bellingham police officers responded to the St. Joseph Medical Center on Wednesday evening after hospital staff located a small improvised explosive device in the jacket pocket of an admitted patient, according to Megan Peters with the Bellingham Police Department. Hospital Read More …
The U.S. Air Force’s ULTRA (Unmanned Long-Endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft) made a rare appearance at an “undisclosed location” in the Middle East suggesting that the platform has been operationally deployed for the first time. The platform is one-of-a-kind, given its Read More …