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Too Close for Safety
Too often explosives storage magazines are rendered extremely unsafe by being located too close to an inhabited area or other structure. It’s a common misconception that explosives storage magazines are designed to contain a blast should the...
SAPPER Team Shakes the Field
FORT DEVENS, Mass. – “Fire in the hole,” the soldier shouts. “Fire in the hole! Fire in the hole!” From the shelter of a cement bunker, the soldier pushes a button on the detonator; with a deafening boom the explosives shoot dust, dirt...
Avalanche Control Ride Along
Wintertime driving in Washington can mean heavy snowfall, challenging driving conditions, and at times, closures on the mountain passes. Icicle TV was invited along for a rare inside view of the DOT Avalanche Control Crew at work on Stevens...
Indiana Trees to Brighten Soldiers’ Holidays
GREENFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Hundreds of Christmas trees will make a 7,000-mile trek to pass from one set of Hoosier hands to another. Representatives from the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Indiana National Guard loaded 125 Christmas trees...
Patrolling with EOD
PHOTO: Spc. William Rohler and Spc. Jacob Stewart, explosive ordnance disposal technicians with 787th EOD Company, wait for the dust to clear after finding and detonating an improvised explosive device June 20, 2012 in southern Afghanistan. FORWARD...
Fort Bragg’s 2011 Family of the Year
Keri Stevenson has driven pregnant wives of soldiers to the hospital, and she’s always available to talk about all the things that go wrong during deployments. A few nights ago, she was on the phone letting a frustrated mother vent to her. And...