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Soldiers assigned to the 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) come together Oct. 13, 2017 at Iron Horse Park, Fort Carson, Colo., to celebrate the unit’s 11th birthday. Hosted by Group Headquarters staff, the event celebrates the day that 71st OD GP was formally activated, Oct. 16, 2005, at Fort Carson. The unit had been inactive for nearly 40 years prior to standing-up at the Mountain Post. Since activation, the 71st OD GP has served as one of only two units of its kind to provide highly trained forces to counter a range of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive hazards for the Nation, as well as supporting Combatant Commanders within combined, joint, and interagency environments. The event consisted of a chili cook-off and various games intended to enhance unit esprit de corps. (U.S. Army photo by Lance Pounds, 71st Ordnance Group (EOD), Public Affairs)
Cligga Head explosive works formed part of the Nobel explosive works.
The works were constructed in 1893 when the site was built by the "British and Colonial Explosive Company" this was a prime site for them to build on due to the cligga head mine also being on the same site.
Nobles explosives brought out "British and Colonial", how ever mining and production stopped in 1909 as the mining depression hit cornwall. It wasn't until WW1 that the site restarted by producing small amounts of munitions for the front line and again after the war the site was shut down.
A small hope came in 1938 when "Cligga tin and Wolfram Mines Ltd" was created and took over the running of the site however this was to fold a year later. The site was again taken over in 1939 by the Rhodesian Mine company and Mainly Tungsten was mined on the site, however the end of the WW2 was approaching and shipments of tungsten was able to arrive from america meaning that the price of production of the tungsten in the UK increased and the mine was shut down again.
It wasn't until 1960 that the mine was touched again, "Geevor mining company" brought a lease of the site with the intention of reopening both the mine and the surface workings, however they scraped this plan for the alternative of pumping out Levant mine further down the coast. The site was demolished and the mine capped.
A small attempt was made in 1984 to open up and mine tin but this never came the anything and the plans were scrapped in 1985.
This photo of children playing with extremely dangerous explosive items was taken at an unofficial camp in northern Iraq for people who've fled the Islamic State attacks.
Around 1,600 Yazidis have been at this camp in Dayrabun, close to Iraq's borders with Syria and Turkey, for two weeks, having fled what they described as genocide in Sinjar (also known as Shingal). Authorities will move them to one of the official camps in the region soon.
The area where these people have set up camp is on a former military position and the land close by is heavily contaminated by unexploded bombs left over from previous conflicts. MAG teams are working relentlessly to clear areas for refugee and internally displaced people (IDP) camps, and to make surrounding areas safe.
Find out more about our work in Iraq here: www.maginternational.org/iraq.
Brig. Gen Les J. Carroll and Command Sgt. Maj. Travis Williams visit Soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division and their dogs with the Tactical Explosive Detection program, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
Girls Rock Camp 2015 Session 1. Photographed at the Columbus Theatre in Providence, RI on July 17,
2015. © Cat Laine.
U.S. Army Sgt. Thomas Fentiman and Cpl. Sheldon Simpson of New Mexico’s Los Alamos Bomb Squad assemble a device used to disrupt bombs during the 2017 Ravens Challenge EOD competition at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 3, 2017. Raven’s Challenge is a U.S. Army funded exercise led by Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives with support and participations from multiple federal, state, and local agencies. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)
Madison has such power...I always watch her in appreciation of what a beautiful, strong girl she's growing up to be :)
An inventor who holds several patents, Thom Gambero of Southeast Portland was trying to concoct an alternative fuel in his Southeast Portland apartment. Instead, the mixture burst into flames, displacing tenants and raising health concerns.
»Amateur chemist's intentions inventive, results ruinous [The Oregonian]
Photo: Brent Wojahn/The Oregonian
Members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine train in Counter Explosive Ordance exercises during Operation UNIFIER, in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2024.
Image by Master Corporal Justin Roy, Canadian Armed Forces
Des membres des forces armées ukrainiennes s’entraînent à la lutte contre les menaces explosives durant l’opération UNIFIER, au Royaume Uni, le 24 mars 2024.
Photo : Caporal-chef Justin Roy, Forces armées canadiennes
Brig. Gen Les J. Carroll and Command Sgt. Maj. Travis Williams visit Soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division and their dogs with the Tactical Explosive Detection program, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
A long time friend and colleague to Xavier, Sabine Stonebender is a premier creator, artist and builder in Second Life of the popular Zero Point.
Her Zero Point sim is so well known, that every builder, including corporate builders, have gone to her sim to study her immersive art.
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Collecting data comes with a cost. If the cost is too high, that may limit the quantity of data being collected, which in turn limits what can be learned from the data in question. For a test involving $500,000 missiles, the costs would mount quickly and testing would likely be limited. (Photo by Jason Cutshaw, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command)
Members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine train in Counter Explosive Ordance exercises during Operation UNIFIER, in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2024.
Image by Master Corporal Justin Roy, Canadian Armed Forces
Des membres des forces armées ukrainiennes s’entraînent à la lutte contre les menaces explosives durant l’opération UNIFIER, au Royaume Uni, le 24 mars 2024.
Photo : Caporal-chef Justin Roy, Forces armées canadiennes
A relic WWII bunker provides a place for Albatross to get in out of the sun. One mother decided it was a good spot to make her nest. Good thing the ammo has been long gone!
Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
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China Lake, Calif. (Nov. 8, 2006) - Chief Electronics Technician Chris Milne sights his weapon in on a target during small arms training and qualification. Milne and other members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group One are conducting gun qualifications as part of their Expeditionary Warfare (EXW) pin requirements. The EXW pin was established July 31, 2006 and is available for all expeditionary Sailors. In January, the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) brought EOD, Naval Coastal Warfare, Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support functions and Seabees together under one command. NECC integrates all war-fighting requirements for expeditionary combat and combat support elements. This transformation allows for standardized training, manning, and equipping of Sailors who will participate in the global war on terrorism as part of the joint force. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joseph Caballero (RELEASED)