The Evolution of C4: A Journey from Battlefield to Civilian Use
Explore the evolution of C4 explosives: from wartime innovation to modern applications, encompassing power, safety, and psychological impact.
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Linebacker of the Week: Airman 1st Class Joan Perez-Resendiz
The Team Andersen Linebacker of the Week recognizes outstanding enlisted, officer, civilian and total force personnel who have had an impact on achieving Team Andersen’s mission, vision and priorities.
Analysis of the RV Used in Nashville Explosion
We examine a picture of the scene showing the remains of the RV used in the Nashville explosion to extract valuable information.
Was An Improvised Propane Bomb Used In The Nashville Bombing?
We’ve pored over images and video of the Christmas bombing in Nashville, Tennessee. Here’s what we think was behind the blast.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal: WWII publications written in blood
There is a saying in EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) school that “the rules of the publications were written in blood”. This comes from the British bomb disposal units from World War II, who through sacrifice, trial, and error, paved the way for modern EOD. The current publications span decades, and are an expansive library of […]
America’s secret Cold War plan to nuke the Moon
In 1958, the United States Air Force launched Project A119, also known as “A Study of Lunar Research Flights.” While the US would not visit the moon with a manned mission for eleven more years, this project involved sending something quite different to the lunar surface: a nuclear missile. As the United States and the […]
The current commander of Joint Special Operations Command is also the guy who dropped the MOAB on ISIS
Back in April, the U.S. military dropped its most powerful non-nuclear weapon on an ISIS tunnel complex in Afghanistan. Formally named the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), it is more commonly called the Mother Of All Bombs. It is based on the Vietnam-era daisy cutter which was used to clear landing zones in the […]
Watch: New footage of B-2 Spirit dropping two of the largest bunker busters ever built
There aren’t a ton of images floating around of the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator and its intended platform, the B-2 Spirit (often known as a the “stealth bomber“). What sets the GBU-57 apart from its penetrator predecessors isn’t its ability to reach bunkers hidden deep underground — it’s the massive amount of firepower it delivers. […]
Watch: New footage of B-2 Spirit dropping two of the largest bunker busters ever built
There aren’t a ton of images floating around of the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator and its intended platform, the B-2 Spirit (often known as a the “stealth bomber”). What sets the GBU-57 apart from its penetrator predecessors isn’t its ability to reach bunkers hidden deep underground — it’s the massive amount of firepower it delivers. […]
Cesar Sayoc, the failed terrorist and former stripper, has been denied bail by a federal judge
Cesar Sayoc, the man officials say mailed at least 14 pipe bombs to prominent Democrat politicians and news outlets had his first day in court earlier this week. According to a report from Reuters, Sayoc, a 56-year-old man who was living in Florida, has officially been charged with five separate federal crimes and faces a […]
The Air Force is developing bombs with adjustable yields for all scenarios
Modern warfare has come a long way since the time of carpet-bombing national infrastructures to force your opponent to yield. Civilian casualties, once considered just another unfortunate byproduct of war, are now seen as nearly unacceptable. Nations now use allegations of civilian casualties as an important tool in propaganda ploys meant to deter public support […]
Watch: The ripples of blast waves
It was the end of my first deployment, and we had a certain number of materials that we needed to get rid of — among those materials were several types of explosives. We built a charge (an explosive) that would undoubtedly take care of every last piece of those materials, and we walked back two […]
