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Counter-IED Training with the Uruguayan Army

HARTFORD, Conn. - Smiles, laughter, and jokes permeated throughout a room in the Hartford Armory as seven members of the 192nd Engineer Battalion met with state partnership program director, Maj. Nick ...
Defense One

Army faces different IED foe in Afghanistan

The counter-improvised explosive device challenge that soldiers and Marines in Afghanistan face has spurred a renewed emphasis on electronic warfare at the Army’s Program Executive Office for ...
Southeast Missourian

Guardsman assists Army IED Research

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Nearly 50 percent of Soldier deaths overseas in 2011 are attributed to Improvised Explosive Devices. Missouri National Guardsman Sgt. David Silas dedicates his time to helping ...
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U.S. Army demolitions specialist survived four IED explosions in Iraq & Afghanistan

ANDOVER, Kan. (KSNW) — Scott Sexton served his country as a combat engineer and a bomb dog handler in the U.S. Army. The demolition specialist had many close calls with improvised explosive devices ...
Aviation Week

Army general chides military over counter-IED training

A U.S. Army general has chided military leaders to make training against improvised explosive devices (IEDs) more of a priority in pre-deployment training, according to a Pentagon publication. "IEDs ...
AFCEA

New IED Detection Technology Transferred to U.S. Army

The U.S. Army now has a modified radar system that can detect roadside bombs, day or night and in any weather, from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). New Mexico-based Sandia National Laboratories ...