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10 Ways to Improve Explosives Safety
While having a magazine that meets all ATF specifications may make you feel safe, be aware that these specs are only minimum requirements. There is much more that can be done to more fully ensure your safety and security.
TN National Guard Uses Virtual Technology to Enhance Training
CATOOSA, Ga. – The Tennessee National Guard’s 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment took to the field last month for a landmark training exercise combining traditional military muscle with cutting-edge virtual technology. Each frigid weekend this...
Saving Lives, One App At A Time
It goes without saying, safety and security are of the utmost importance when it comes to storing explosives and ammunition. But even magazines that meet the most stringent ATF and DoD specifications have a vulnerability that many times goes...
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...