Quantico EOD called to remove WWII-era mortar from Virginia home
In Virginia, it’s not uncommon to unearth relics from the Civil War, but finding a 50mm French mortar dating to WWII is something else entirely.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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Army bomb tech, three other troops dominate Food Network’s ‘Chopped’
A civilian chef didn't know what to do with the powdered eggs in round three.
By Davis Winkie
Fort Bragg gate shut down after man attempted to gain access, explosives detected
An electronic device gave MPs a “cursory positive” indication that there could be explosives in the vehicle.
By Kyle Rempfer
Valor medals awarded for braving a Helmand minefield to get to a fallen comrade
Unknown to them at the time, the site they were clearing would later be determined to be a minefield.
By Kyle Rempfer
5 soldiers under ‘military control’ after reportedly stealing ordnance from Fort Hood
Sometimes you bring home a little groceries. Sometimes a little ordnance.
By J.D. Simkins
A soldier and a vet indicted for allegedly trying to sell firearms and explosives for export to Mexico
They are under federal indictment for an illegal arms business, according to a criminal complaint.
After soldier’s death, Army Guard investigates training, equipment provided to deploying EOD unit
Sgt. James Slape, a soldier with the North Carolina National Guard’s 430th Ordnance Company, died Oct. 4 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, from an improvised explosive device.
EOD sailor cleared a daisy-chained minefield during 10-hour firefight with ISIS
Thomas continuously maneuvered during the fight under a barrage of small arms, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar fire to engage the enemy and clear a path for the convoy.
By J.D. Simkins
Army EOD soldiers will soon get a whole new kit — and new robots
Advanced payloads for new robots will give EOD techs better ways to identify and neutralize threats.
By Todd South
Marine Corps EOD techs will soon have this ‘throwable robot’ in their arsenal
EOD teams have a new tool to get to hard-to-reach places, and to investigate bombs and other threats.
By Todd South
New tech will use virtual reality to help EOD 'see' mine threats on the battlefield
The Army is developing technology that will help bomb technicians for the first time get a visual on buried threats such as landmines or IEDs.
By Todd South
Air Force medical team evacuates sailor wounded by IED in Syria
The 34-year-old sailor was left with a 2 percent survival rate following the detonation, leaving his rescuers “shocked he survived the initial injury."
By Kyle Rempfer