Beating the IED Threat in Helmand
Men, machines, and most recently, animals, are working together to beat the biggest threat to troops in Afghanistan - improvised ...
Tag: explosives
General Seeks Better Ways for Defeating IEDs
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan.: The three-star general directing the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization wants to listen to intermediate-level officers' ...
German Army Opens IED Research Center for Soldiers
The German Armed Forces have inaugurated an information and research center aimed at protecting the country's troops in Afghanistan against ...
Counter-IED Organization Concentrates on Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: The number of improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan has doubled. So has the number of American casualties. The Joint ...
Airmen train Iraqi EOD squad
ALI BASE, Iraq: The eight Iraqi men drove up to the Ali Base main gate in two sparkling clean, white ...
Counter-IED Troops Make A Difference to Op MOSHTARAK
The Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Task Force were among the first troops to be involved in Operation MOSHTARAK, helping ensure ...
Lynn says fight against IEDs remains priority
WASHINGTON: Defeating the terrorists' weapon of choice is and will remain a priority for the Defense Department, Deputy Defense Secretary ...
Iraq explosives detection gadget does not work
Baghdad: A top US army officer said on Sunday he did not have confidence in a hand-held device used by ...
Countering the IED Threat
Senior figures form the British military and from coalition countries along with MOD scientists and engineers gathered recently to discuss ...
Study aims to identify IED detection experts
WASHINGTON: Some Soldiers seem to have a sixth sense at being able to spot improvised explosive devices, researchers found, while ...
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