Video by Sgt. Jacob Bradford | XVIII Airborne Corps Public Affairs | 12.14.2023
The Sandhills Project is an experiment to deliver robotic, autonomized breaching solutions to large-scale combat operations, Fort Liberty, N.C., Dec. 14, 2023. Current conflicts indicate that US forces may encounter extensive obstacle efforts several kilometers in depth on future battlefields. Future breaching requires greater speed and flexibility to rapidly maneuver through obstacles,......
Video by Sgt. Jacob Bradford | XVIII Airborne Corps Public Affairs | 12.07.2023
Sgt. Austin Casey, assigned to 264th Engineer Clearance Company, 20th Engineer Brigade, talks about the Sandhills Project and the future of autonomous breaching on Fort Liberty, N.C., Dec. 7, 2023. The Sandhills Project is an experiment to deliver robotic, autonomized breaching solutions to large-scale combat operations. Current conflicts indicate that US forces may encounter extensive......
Video by Sgt. Gabriel Antwiler | 1st Marine Division | 12.01.2023
U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, utilize experimental equipment as part of Exercise Steel Knight at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 1, 2023. The Marines and Sailors of 3rd Bn., 4th Marines, are leading the way during the second phase of Infantry Battalion Experiment, a service-level campaign to......
Video by Lance Cpl. Jessica Massi | 2nd Marine Division | 02.01.2021
U.S. Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) as well as Combined Anti-Armor Team, 2d MARDIV fire a M58 Mine Clearing Lane Charge (MICLIC) from Assault Amphibious Vehicles and from an Expeditionary Modular Autonomous Vehicle (EMAV) on Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 01, 2021. The firing of the MICLIC from the EMAV gave the......