Paws-itively Cute: TSA releases its 2024 canine calendar

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today released the 2024 TSA Canine Calendar, an annual tradition that honors the agency’s more than 1,000 explosives detection canines working across the United States. The 2024 TSA Canine Calendar is now available Read More …

Israeli-owned ship hit in suspected Iran drone attack

An Israeli-owned cargo ship was damaged in a suspected drone attack by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Indian Ocean, a US defence official said on Saturday. “We are aware of reports that there was a suspected IRGC-initiated Shahed-136 Read More …

EOD Airmen train at Fort Irwin’s National Training Center

In a unique inter-service collaboration, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight from the 812th Civil Engineer Squadron recently teamed up with the Army’s C Company, 2916th Aviation Battalion, “Desert Dustoff,” for an intensive series of training exercises at the National Training Read More …

US intercepts explosive-laden drones launched from Yemen

The Pentagon announced this morning that a US destroyer intercepted several explosive-laden drones launched from Yemen from areas controlled by the Houthis. The US Central Military Command, Centcom, said in a post on X: “On the morning (Yemen time) of Read More …

10th Mountain troops test CBRN skills with New York National Guard experts

COLONIE FIRE TRAINING CENTER, Latham, NY – Ten Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Divisions Dismounted Chemical Reconnaissance Team refined their skills alongside 16 Airmen and Soldiers from the New York National Guard’s 2nd Civil Support Team during an exercise held Read More …

Indiana: Responders’ training safely defuses potential hazards

A couple of stories in the news recently reminded us of the importance of specialized training for our first responders, who know that on on any given day they may run into the face of unpredictable dangers. Take Nov. 9, Read More …

Repurposed Technology Could Help Protect Soldiers

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – An unlikely fusion of ink, ingenuity, and integrated teamwork is applying an existing technology to the challenge of sampling and detecting explosives. At the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC), Read More …

Indiana: Police, bomb squad secure improvised explosive device from car in Columbus

Columbus police are investigating the discovery of a improvised explosive device, or pipe bomb, in a vehicle near the area of 13th Street and Pearl Street at about noon today. The city police department Explosive Ordinance Team, or bomb squad, Read More …

Countering Unmanned Aerial System Attacks a Priority

Army Maj. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, director, of that office spoke today at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event, “Countering Small Uncrewed Aerial Systems.” Each of the military services, in partnership with industry, is conducting experiments and doing Read More …

Landmines: New Use Despite Global Ban

Russia, Myanmar, and Ukraine have used antipersonnel landmines in the past year, and armed groups used them in at least five countries, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing Landmine Monitor 2023, the annual report about the international treaty to Read More …

More Attacks on US Forces Following Strike on Iran-Backed Targets in Syria

Iranian-backed militants have attacked U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria at least four times in the past 24 hours, raising the number of attacks to 52 in less than a month, U.S. defense officials tell VOA. In the latest attack Read More …

New York: Horseheads man charged after potential explosive found

New York State Police held a press conference at 3PM to announce the arrest of a suspect in the investigation into a possible explosive and hazardous materials found in Chemung County. According to Troop E Commander, Maj. Miklos Szoczei II, Read More …

U.S. Navy EOD, MTA Malaysia Conduct Joint Training Exercise

LUMUT, Malaysia– A U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team integrated with Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia to conduct joint training on counter-improvised explosive device (IED) and unexploded ordnance response from Nov. 1 through Nov. 10, 2023. The joint training Read More …

Wisconsin: Man charged with possession of improvised explosives in Sussex incident

A 27-year-old Sussex man whose hand was significantly hurt in an explosives incident in Sussex now faces allegations he had materials in and around his home and car to make improvised explosive devices. Kody Kirkland was charged on Thursday in Read More …

Arizona: Man arrested after explosion outside police department

An explosion outside the Benson Police Department led to a man’s arrest. The department says the explosion happened just after 2 p.m. on Nov. 7 just outside the front of the building. Investigators say a bottle with smoke coming from it Read More …

US senators submit bill on funding landmine clearance in Indochina

Members of the US Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Tammy Baldwin of the Democratic Party from Wisconsin state, and Senator Jerry Moran of the Republican Party from Kansas state, have submitted a bipartisan bill that allocates funding for clearing landmines and Read More …

Drone, explosive attacks target US forces across Iraq

U.S. forces were targeted in three attacks in Iraq on Thursday but suffered no casualties, a U.S. military official and security sources said, in the most widespread single day of strikes on U.S. assets since the Israel-Hamas conflict started. There Read More …

Idaho: Twin Falls Bomb Squad shares protocols in wake of bomb threat at local grocery store

Last weekend a Twin Falls grocery received a bomb threat. KMVT caught up with the Twin Falls Police Department’s Bomb Squad to follow up on the incident and their standard protocol. According to Sergeant Ryan Howe, the bomb threat at Read More …