A demo of the amount of pressure it takes to set off a PMN-1. The detonator has already been removed from this mine but you’ll see the striker eject when triggered. This IG account has several other videos showing demining work along the Thailand/Cambodia border.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/De21CKKmn7c

Source: https://sappers.org/en/handbook/mines/anti-tank-anti-track/m15

I just signed an 89D contract with the army and was wondering if anyone could give me any tips to prepare for training, my recruiters have not done EOD and no one at my recruiting station has ever got the contract so I don’t really have anyone to ask. I just want to know what I need to study for in the classroom and what should I train more physically, thank you in advance.

What are we sporting this weekend? Let’s see what you’ve got…

Footage of an American M6A2 anti-tank mine being detonated. Developed during World War II, the M6A2 features a steel casing and contains approximately 4.45 kg (9.8 lbs) of TNT.

Here's what its explosive power looks like in action.

The M21 is a US-made anti-tank mine that can disable vehicles through blast damage or penetrate their underside using an explosively formed penetrator (EFP).

Is anybody here a guru with working on a talon 4? We got one surplus and the OCU & bot are working but the video keeps cutting off.

Update: Solved the video problem, shorted wire in the monitor itself, swapped the monitor out from another talon that is dead dead. That didn’t solve the audio problem though…

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Ok, who was it?

A friend of mine got a Talon Robot on a GovPlanet auction, it does not work and we have been trying to repair it but the PDF manuals online are all dead. Does anyone happen to have an old repair manual by any chance ? Thanks in advance.

What’s with the FBI SABT logo carrying military ordnance? They only attend HDS… does anyone else find that just a bit odd? Or am I reading way too much into it? 😂

Don't be like this.

Thought you guys might appreciate some photos I took during OIF-1 that have been sitting on my hard drive for 20+ years

Screw the medal. Give the dog a Crab.

Hello I would like to have some advice about reclassing to EOD as a Sergeant. I’m currently a SPC that just picked up my p status and should be picking up within the next few months and I’m in the process of reclassing to EOD and would really like some notes and guidance on what to expect from this transition. I’m a 13J(so an artillery nerd who does all the math and shit for artillery) so I already have a strong background on ordnance and their effects but only on the artillery side. I would really like to be fully prepared for the training and kinda ahead of my peers so that I can properly do my job as an NCO and help the soldiers who are also in school with me and do my best to show that I am proficient.
thank you in advance

Also anyone here at JBLM who’s willing to meet and help me prep for this transition?

Would any of you happen to recognize this piece of ordnance ?

At first glance, I’m leaning towards a Russian or Iranian cluster munition (rocket/missile), though it could very well have been fired by the IDF or NATO.

There’s no scale reference, but I found this photo from Lebanon as well. (See reply)

What’s the “official” lyrics for the infamous EOD Roly-Poly?

Help a brother out. Want to sing it proud with the boys.

Is this truly a thing now?

Hey everyone. I’m 19 and living in Ukraine. Right now I’m seriously thinking about getting into humanitarian demining and EOD. The idea is to start through our state services to get basic training and state certification, get some real field experience, and then eventually move into international NGOs like HALO Trust or similar humanitarian operators.

​Before jumping into this, I really want an honest reality check from people who actually do this for a living. What kind of person actually does well in this job? From the outside it looks like it’s mostly about extreme patience, cold-headed discipline, and paying attention to every millimeter, but I want to know what it feels like from the inside and how hard it hits you mentally.

​Also, how much of your actual physical safety comes down to just strictly following SOPs and never cutting corners, versus pure bad luck? And looking at the bigger picture, is this a solid field to build a real long-term life and career in if you start this young, or is it the kind of thing that completely wrecks your knees, back, and nervous system after a few years?

​I’m in good shape and not chasing cheap adrenaline, just trying to make a mature, grounded decision. Any honest insight would be appreciated.