03/06/2017: U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct explosive ordnance disposal training on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 22, 2017. This training allows Marines the opportunity to practice in a safe controlled environment. Video by Cpl. Hannah Perkins: 02.22.2017 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit
06/07/2016: A Coalition unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) observes two Da’esh fighters emplacing an improvised explosive device (IED) near the town of Doudyan, Syria, this information was used to report threat locations back to friendly forces. The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the Daesh…
09/18/2014: This third video in a three-part video series looks at how medical advances that began 100 years ago are still used today, by both military and civilian hospitals. It asks medical, military and history experts whether dealing with today’s combat injuries– such as IED strikes and post traumatic stress…
07/15/2014: This second video in a three-part video series looks at how medical advances that began 100 years ago are still used today, by both military and civilian hospitals. It asks medical, military and history experts whether dealing with today’s combat injuries– such as IED strikes and post traumatic stress…
09/12/2014: This first video in a three-part video series looks at how medical advances that began 100 years ago are still used today, by both military and civilian hospitals. It asks medical, military and history experts whether dealing with today’s combat injuries– such as IED strikes and post traumatic stress…
10/15/2012: Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct an IED detection training exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 12, 2012. IED training is a vital part of the MEU's pre-deployment exercises to ensure that Marines and sailors know how to react swiftly and safely in the event of…
08/10/2012: Royal Thai Army soldiers learning counter-IED techniques from U.S. trainers. The Thai military is interested in learning C-IED in order to deal with insurgency in southern Thailand that makes use of improvised explosive devices. The Americans used lessons learned from Iraq and Afghanistan, tailored to what the Thais require.…
12/03/2011: Marines with Engineer Support Company, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion working in direct support of 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, to clear improvised explosive devices with mine-clearing line charges near Route 611 in Kajaki, which was laced with IEDs.Afghan residents had been forced to leave their homes due to the…
