Photo by Sgt. Amber Cobena | U.S. Army Central | 02.20.2024
Command Sgt. Maj. Dave Silva, the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command senior enlisted advisor, speaks with trainees during Humanitarian Mine Action Explosive Ordnance Disposal level 3 course at the Regional Explosive Hazards Training Center of Ministry of Defense of Republic of Tajikistan, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Feb. 20, 2024. The training is a......
Photo by Cpl. Ryan Harvey | 3rd Marine Logistics Group | 07.08.2020
U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion and Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), inspect the demolition range after all ordnance is detonated at Demo Range 2, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 8, 2020. 3rd MLG provides III Marine Expeditionary Force comprehensive logistics and combat service support for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of......
Photo by Cpl. Ryan Harvey | 3rd Marine Logistics Group | 07.08.2020
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob Speer, a section assistant with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3rd MLG), secures detonating cords together at Demo Range 2, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 8, 2020. Detonation cord helps ensure the explosion of ordnance after the fuse timer burns through, igniting the blasting cap. Speer, a native of Knoxville, Iowa, graduated from......
Photo by Cpl. Ryan Harvey | 3rd Marine Logistics Group | 07.08.2020
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chase Bellas, a combat engineer team leader with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), positions an M18A1 Claymore at Demo Range 2, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 8, 2020. Claymores are directional command-detonated mines that shoot a pattern of metal balls 100 meters out within a 60 degree arc in front of the device. Bellas, a native......
Photo by Cpl. Ryan Harvey | 3rd Marine Logistics Group | 07.08.2020
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christopher Palmer, a combat engineer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), connects an electrical initiator at Demo Range 2, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 8, 2020. Electrical initiation devices help ensure explosives are properly detonated when the detonator is pressed, rather than the fuse hitting its end. Palmer, a native of......
Photo by Cpl. Ryan Harvey | 3rd Marine Logistics Group | 07.08.2020
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chase Bellas, a combat engineer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3rd MLG), places an improvised explosive device at Demo Range 2, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 8, 2020. Improvised explosive devices allow Marines to practice their unconventional demolition knowledge. Bellas, a native of Seattle, Washington, graduated from Issaquah......
Photo by Cpl. Ryan Harvey | 3rd Marine Logistics Group | 07.08.2020
U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), prepare an improvised explosive device (IED) using C-4 wrapped in barbwire at Demo Range 2, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 8, 2020. Training with IEDs allows Marines to practice their unconventional demolition knowledge and prepare to confront common battlefield threats. 3rd MLG provides III Marine......
Photo by Cpl. Ryan Harvey | 3rd Marine Logistics Group | 07.08.2020
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kristopher Reyes, a fire team leader with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), initiates fuse wire at Demo Range 2, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 8 2020. Reyes, a native of Springfield, Missouri, graduated from Willard High School in 2018 and enlisted out of Recruiting Station Springfield in 2018. 3rd MLG provides III Marine Expeditionary......
