Marines with Weapons Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, rehearse breaching drills during their week at MOUT Town, aboard Fort Pickett, Va., March 1. “We have to practic More
Soldiers from 1-71 Cavalry conduct urban breaching techniques Nov. 8 during the squadron’s "Ghost Blast" training event. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Kenneth Foss)
Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conduct breaching maneuvers to breach barriers and mines in the ground during "Raider" Brigade's Raide More
Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct an urban breaching demolition range at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 18, 2012. The Marines worked in six-man teams More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), perform military operations on urban terrain at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 25, 2012. The Mari More
Marines with Combat Engineer Company calculate the net explosive weight of the charges they will use during urban mobility breaching training Dec. 6 at the Central Training Area near Camp Schwab. The company is More
An explosive charge set by Marines with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group detonates at a training range aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 18, 2013. Similar explosions erup More
Afghan National Police(ANP) cadets conduct a react-to-contact drill at their graduation ceremony in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 25, 2013. The ANP were trained by the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction More
Coalition force members discuss a plan during close quarter battle training on forward operating base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan March 16, 2013. Coalition security forces practice CQB techniques to More
Members of a coalition security force stand ready to clear a compound during close quarter battle training on forward operating base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 17, 2013. Coalition security fo More
Marines from Combat Logistics Company defend the perimeter of their outpost during Combat Logistics Battalion 6’s field exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., March 24. CLB 6 Marines participated in a 12-day exercise i More
Members of a coalition security force conduct close quarter battle training on forward operating base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 27, 2013. The security force executes various type of scenario More
A team of soldiers from A Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, set up perimeter security prior to conducting movement to contact, react to contact, and entry and room clearing training at More
Members of 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion practice boarding and takedown of a ship at night. Marines train for Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) at the highest level. This type of interdiction in More
Sergeant Maj. Bryan Zickefoose, the 2nd Marine Division sergeant major, watches as Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division fire a Mossberg 500 shotgun during a training exercise, June 06 More
Pfc. Nathaniel A. Henthorne engages and suppresses targets July 22 at Range 10 near Camp Schwab during a combined-arms exercise. Marines with Combat Engineer Co., CAB, worked with mortarmen with 3rd Battalion, More
Soldiers from 630th Route Clearance Company stack along the side of a building while the breaching charge is detonated during training Aug. 26 at Fort Drum.
U.S. Marine Corps combat engineers with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), cut and prepare a detonation cord during a demolition range as part of th More
U.S. Marines with Weapons Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, assigned to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force, prepare to employ an M1A2 Bangalore torpedo More
Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division use breaching equipment to get past one of the obstacles during the Breaching and clearing exercise Nov. 13, 2013 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Le More
Marines prepare simulated IEDs during an IED recognition course Nov. 21 at the MOUT town near Camp Hansen. The IED was simulated with a CO2 canister and a plastic bottle wired to a detonator, creating a loud ba More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Robert Mortenson, left, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), platoon commander and native of Stafford, Va., and Lance More
A Marine from 1st Reconnaissance Battalion prepares to place explosive charges during a Methods of Entry proficiency training exercise aboard Camp Pendleton Calif., June 10. During the exercise, raid scenarios More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cody Smith of Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, and Azerbaijani soldiers make a water charge explosive during combined arms breaching training as part of exercise Platinum L More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Schalin, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue team member, prepares for a mission rehearsal in an excess structure here Aug. 26, 2014. The event allowed PJs to hone More
Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion conducted breaching training at range 211A aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., September 22, 2014. The goal of the training was to reinforce the recon Mari More
U.S. and Norwegian Soldiers conducted Master Breachers Course at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, where the Soldiers are participating in Operation Atlantic Resolve, Oct. 29, 2014. The U.S. Army Europe-led Operatio More
Soldiers with the Ugandan People’s Defense Force pose for a photo with an explosive training charge in Camp Singo, Uganda, Nov. 11, 2014. Marines and Sailors with SPMAGTF Crisis Response-Africa were in Uganda f More
Second Lt. Ryan Hall, platoon leader, Company B, 299th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, gives a safety brief during breach training at range 121A, Nov. 19, 201 More
Marines with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division post security and prepare a door for an explosive breach, during a breach and clear exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 15, 201 More
U.S. Marine Pfc. Cody Dunlap throws a simulated grenade during squad tactics and maneuver training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 26, 2015. Dunlap is an automatic rifleman with Kilo Company, Battalion Land More
Marines with Mobility Assault Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division breach and clear a building after blowing the door off its hinges using detonation cord during and urban breaching cours More
Marines with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion stand in a line behind a shielding blanket as a water charge detonates during a dynamic entry sustainment course at a Militar More
U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare demolition charges for b reach training at Fort Pickett, Va. March 10, 2015. The 26th MEU and its supporting elements are conductin More
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire a 40 mm hand-held mortar during a range at Fort Pickett, Va., April 15, 2015. Fox Company conducted the live More
U.S. Marines from Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, assess the best approach through a breaching lane around Al Quweyrah, Jordan, May 5, 2015. The Marines are participating in exercise Eager Lio More
An assault amphibious vehicle with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, advances through a field toward the unit’s objective during an obstacle-breaching exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Leje More
Troopers assigned to Fox Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stage their vehicles as they prepare to participate in the unit's Sarmis '15 Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise at the Cincu Training Area, Roma More
Combat engineers and assault men with Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, assemble in preparation for an obstacle breach and hold several M1A2 Bangalore breaching charges. 1/3 Marines conducted a com More
Marines with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment hike out to the landing zone to begin their raid scenario aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 5, 2015. 2/1 is the Battalion Landing T More
Combat cameramen perform breaching techniques during Fleet Combat Camera Pacific’s Summer Quick Shot 2015 combined joint field training exercise in the Angeles National Forest near Azusa, Calif., Aug. 8, 2015. More
Combat engineers from the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, fire a Mine Clearing Line Charge Aug. 15 at the Crittenberger Multi-Purpose Range Complex at Fort Hood, detonating more than 1 More
Republic of Korea Marine Cpl. Geon Shin breaches a building alongside U.S. Marines under smoke concealment during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-12 at Gunha-Rhi, Gimpo, Republic of Korea, Sept. 17, 2015. KME More
A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment provides security as Marines in his platoon set up an urban charge on a door during a demolitions exercise with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion at Engineer Trainin More
Marines with Company B, 1st Combat Engineers Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, break down a door after an explosive charge detonates to perform a breach and clear of a structure aboa More
TUTONG, Brunei (Nov. 10, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Mark Weatherspoon launches a Raven small unmanned aerial vehicle during Combined Afloat Readiness and Training - Brunei 2015. Weatherspoon is a rifleman with Ba More
TUTONG, Brunei (Nov. 11, 2015) U.S. Marine Capt. John Garlasco, left, and Capt. Kyle Kurtz, center, discuss training techniques with Royal Brunei Land Force Brig. Gen. Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Aminan Bin Pen More
TUTONG, Brunei (Nov. 11, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Aguilera, left, instructs Marines on breaching during Combined Afloat Readiness and Training - Brunei 2015. Aguilera is the lead breacher with the 15th Ma More
TUTONG, Brunei (Nov. 11, 2015) U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. James Leach, right, instructs U.S. Marines and Soldiers with the Royal Brunei Land Force on vehicle control point procedures during Combined Afloat Readine More
TUTONG, Brunei (Nov. 11, 2015) U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment , 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practice extracting a simulated casualty during Combi More
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Evan Crowgey, an explosive ordinance disposal technician with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, reviews types of demolitions with Uganda People’s Defens More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Sam Adkins, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, explains how to place a detonating cord to Uganda People’s Defens More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Sam Adkins, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa and Uganda People’s Defense Force soldiers emplace explosives thro More
U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, are briefed before participating in an infantry immersion training e More
U.S. Marine Corps combat engineers, with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, and a Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine conduct urban breaching and room clearing during Korean Marine Exchange Program (KMEP) 16-3 at R More
Sgt. Kyle Kazmierczak, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with EOD Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, wraps tape around an explosive charge during a breaching course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 14, More
A U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), taps an explosive head during the Urban Leaders Course (ULC), at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 22, 2019 More
U.S. Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct an urban operations training exercise with the Female Engagement Team (FET) at Fort Pickett, Va., Feb. 21, 2016. The FET participated in the t More
U.S. Marines and Tongan service members interact and compare uniforms after the opening ceremony for a multi-national, bilateral exercise, July 23, 2016, at Talai Military Camp, Tongatapu Island, Tonga, as part More
Marines from 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division rush through a door after detonating a breaching charge at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 26, 2016. The Marines conducted live-fire training al More
MOTUTAPU ISLAND, Tonga — Combat engineers sprint to cover during a live-fire range, July 28, 2016, on Motutapu Island, Tonga, to prepare a demolition charge to clear an obstacle, as part of a multi-national, bi More
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, build improvised claymore explosives during a combat engineer and infantrymen cross-training drill aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 4, 20 More
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit Battalion Landing Team set up a breaching charge to assault and clear an objective during a raid on Camp Pendleton, Fe More
A Sailor reloads a Mossberg 500 shotgun after shooting a round through a simulated door during a breaching exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 29, 2017. The Marines and Sailors practiced techniques on how to More
U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, rehearse live-fire breaching drills near Camp Fuji, Japan, April 6, 2017. The Marines of Golf Company rehearse these drills to improve combat rea More
Marines prepare an oval charge for use during urban breaching training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 24, 2017. The Marines employed demolitions in an urban training environment to improve their confidence and prof More
A U.S. Marine assigned to the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), utilizes shotgun breaching techniques as part of a Close Quarters Tactics (CQT) course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June More
Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion prepare their vehicles to perform amphibious breaching operations in preparation for the combined, joint exercise, Bold Alligator at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 20, 20 More
U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Craig Moore, a firefighter in the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, uses a sledghammer to breach a concrete wall in a collapsed structure as part of a 2-day exercis More
U.S. Army Special Operations Soldiers assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct urban operations training on November 11, 2017 near Stuttgart, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Spec More
U.S. Marines from 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct the first amphibious landing in an Assault Breacher Vehicle with a Modified Full Width Mine Plow prototype during Exercise Steel Kni More
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 make expedient shape charges for a demolition range during exercise Eagle Wrath 19 at Combined Arms Training Center (CATC) Camp Fuji, Japan, July 16, 20 More
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, (3/8) 2d Marine Division, utilize a 12-guage shotgun in a exercise on a breach range on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 12, 2018. Infantry Assaultman with 3/8 prac More
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, uses a Broco torch to practice breaching in Guam, January 24, 2018, during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training. VBSS More
Recon Marines with Special Missions Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct a breaching range March 6, 2018 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The Marines built str More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, arm a ring charge during a demolitions package at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 28, 2018. The use of explosive charges increases Sc More
Students with Charlie Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry East, prepare a diamond C4 plastic explosive at the ETA-7 Engineer Demolition Training Range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C More
Chuck Leake, task force leader, Missouri Task Force One / Assistant Chief, Boone County Fire Protection District, briefs members of the Utah National Guard Homeland Response Force during a regional disaster tra More
Soldiers assigned to the 91st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepare for breaching operations during an engineer qualification table lane in Swietoszow, Polan More
UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, SOUTHWEST ASIA – U.S. Marines with Combat Logistic Detachment 34 and 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Crisis Response-Central Co More
A U.S. Marine with the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force- Crisis Response- Africa (SPMAGTF-CR-AF) 19.1 executes a breaching drill on Etna Range, Sicily, Italy, Nov. 22, 2018. More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Edward Underwood, special reaction team (SRT) commander, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton Provost Marshal’s Office, walks on a catwalk prior to a breaching drill at Range 211A More
A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa fires a shotgun into a training door during a breaching range at Morón Air Base, Spain, Jan. 7, 2019. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is a ro More
A Coalition Forces member conducts reconnaissance operations in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) in Southwest Asia, Jan. 19, 2019. In conjunction with partner forces More
Coalition Forces assess the capability of a breaching charge during a demolition training event in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve in Southwest Asia, Jan. 24, 2019. The Coaliti More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 91st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division performed a Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC) breach during close out exercises of Comb More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, fire shotguns at a breaching range during a theater-security cooperation event in Tif More
A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, explains breaching tenants to soldiers of the Romanian army's 341st Infantry Battali More
A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, builds an obstacle for a breaching range during Platinum Eagle 19.1, a multilateral More
A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, observes impacts for the shooter of the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System during Pla More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, fire the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System during the final exercise portion of Plati More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), move between buildings during 1st MARDIV Urban Leaders Course (ULC) drill, at Camp Pendleton, California, April 22, 2019. The More
U.S. Marines with the Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (BLT 2/8), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to enter the Infantry Immersion Trainer during Realistic Urban Training More
U.S Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Grant Strohmeyer with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division under the Unit Deployment Program, tapes a win More
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Marines and trainees conduct door breaching exercises at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 2, 2019. EOD trains their Marines on various methods of ent More
Soldiers assigned to 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conduct explosive breaching using bangalores alongside a team of More
Green Berets with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), detonate three door charges simultaneously while conducting a room clearing and close quarters battle training operation. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt More
U.S. Marines with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, initiate use of an anti-personnel breaching system (APOBS) for training on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, September 13, 2019. APOBS allow combat enginee More
Sgt. Joseph Rice, a combat engineer assigned to 530th Clearance Company, 92nd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, prepares a confidence charge at the Engineer Qualification Area on Fort Stewart, Ga., Oct More
U.S Marines with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, attached to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3d Mar Reg, conduct Urban Breach Demolition and Explosives training during exercise Bougainville II at r More