Improvised explosive device

If the explosive goes off along the way, the TCV will "catch all of the primary fragmentation, and [the explosive will] not harm anyone in the immediate area," Haber told Live Science. For instance, after police found the unexploded charge in New York on Saturday, they used a robot to examine and then load the bomb into a TCV, according to The New York Times. Then, they drove the TCV, which was attached to a police vehicle, to a police facility in the Bronx, the Times reported. Most TCVs have…

“Iraq had become the most intense EW ground environment in the history of warfare and the fighting was all one sided.” Realizing its capability gap, the Army rapidly invested in the acquisition and fielding of counter radio controlled improvised explosive devices (CREW). The Army surged from 0 to 30,000 jammers in less than 10 years. Ever since, “EW for the land forces, really only exists in one realm—the Counter RCIED EW system.” The asymmetric threat that the Army faced did give Army EW…

There are several possible types of terrorist attacks using Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), using conventional firearms and explosives, or ”other means of attack (including low-tech devices and delivery, attacks on infrastructure, and cyber terrorism)”, (FEMA, 2002, P. 9). Each type of attack or a combination of several will need its own action plan by emergency managers and emergency responders, making the identification of the type of attack and weapon used critical. If an attack occurs,…

I am a Cavalry Scout and was deployed to Afghanistan during a time of heightened political activity and very restrictive rules of engagement. I was also attached to an Artillery Battalion with little experience with a maneuver element. My Platoon felt we were being put in harm’s way while having little impact on the mission. We decided to be creative and use our resources in an unorthodox fashion to bring positive results to our area of operations. I was deployed to Afghanistan from February…

Took charge of the Terrain Shaping Obstacles (TSO) activity and led efforts that advanced it from a nascent conceptual organization to a fully functional Branch dedicated to advancing the capability across the DOTMLPF spectrum. Was instrumental at securing approval from the MSCoE, CG to mature the TSO Branch into a TPO (TRADOC Project Office)--lending maximum assurance that the programs supporting TSO will be fully integrated into the Operational Army to support Combatant Commanders.…

fighting in Iraq, and they tell you how they felt like there sadness, and remorse during fighting in a terrible war. They also show you that war is something you don't joke about. This man named Staff Sergeant Daniel Bogart talks about IEDs (Improvised Explosive Device).In the beginning he had remembered seeing men, trucks, supplies, and etc. Now here is a sentence from the book “He had seen first hand what they can do to military vehicles, supply trucks, and fellow Marines,” (32). He right now…

In addition, in the last two decades, the HMMWVs demonstrated vulnerability to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and other anti-vehicle explosive devices and experiences from recent conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan showed that among all sister services US army faced the major casualties. Therefore, the well-equipped, armored JLTVs are the best solution to replace…

proteins for a patient suffering from brain injury. These shock wave TBIs have become common with improvised explosive devices that we have seen used in Iraq and Afghanistan. Experts estimate that around 230,000 military veterans have suffered from TBI between 2001 to 2014. The problem is that we do not deeply understand how this takes place. Researchers are not sure how exposure to the blast from explosives can cause a brain injury, but the scientists at Livermore have started to demonstrate…

There are two risks for first responders when either countering or responding to an international terrorist attack. The most obvious risk is the physical and psychological damage that a terrorist attack can have on the first responders when they are responding to an attack. And a lesser known risk occurs in the preparing stage for countering an attack. Basically, whether there is funding and enough supplies in place for first responders to counter an attack. These two risks are very…

line with these characteristics the attack was random it could have happened at anytime and anywhere. This type of attack means it would have been nearly impossible to predict it. The Tsarnaev brothers fulfilled the attack by creating two Improvised Explosive Devices or IEDs hidden in backpacks that they left in densely packed crowds along the finish line of the marathon route. According to the Massachusetts AAR (2013), the actions of these two people: Immediately took the lives of three…