An joint agency team of U.S. Army and New Mexico’s
An joint agency team of U.S. Army and New Mexico’s Los Alamos Bomb Squad attends an explosive ordnance disposal class during the 2017 Ravens Challenge EOD competition at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 3, 2017. Rav... More
Marine Corps Sgt. James Higginbothan, left, plays the
Marine Corps Sgt. James Higginbothan, left, plays the part of a terrorism victim with a simulated bomb strapped to his chest while explosive ordnance disposal team members Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Brian Murphy... More
An joint agency team of U.S. Army and New Mexico’s
An joint agency team of U.S. Army and New Mexico’s Los Alamos Bomb Squad begins an explosive ordnance disposal challenge during the 2017 Ravens Challenge EOD competition at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 3, 2017. ... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Powell keeps watch
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Powell keeps watch during the Raven’s Challenge explosive ordnance disposal exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 2, 2017. Raven’s Challenge is a U.S. Army funded exercise le... More
A Marine secures a training grenade dug out from beneath
A Marine secures a training grenade dug out from beneath a mannequin during the Raven’s Challenge explosive ordnance disposal exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 2, 2017. Raven’s Challenge is a U.S. Army f... More
U.S. Army Spc. Benjamin Stoner, left, and U.S. Army
U.S. Army Spc. Benjamin Stoner, left, and U.S. Army Spc. Seth Hamilton use a computer to control a bomb robot during the 2017 Ravens Challenge EOD competition at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 3, 2017. Raven’s C... More
Explosive ordnance disposal team members dissect a
Explosive ordnance disposal team members dissect a simulated bomb during the Raven’s Challenge EOD exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 2, 2017. Raven’s Challenge is a U.S. Army funded exercise led by Depar... More
Commander Preston Ballew of New Mexico’s Los Alamos
Commander Preston Ballew of New Mexico’s Los Alamos Bomb Squad carries a munitions box during the 2017 Ravens Challenge EOD competition at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 3, 2017. Raven’s Challenge is a U.S. Army f... More
Marine Corps Sgt. Gleny Sosa enters a mock village
Marine Corps Sgt. Gleny Sosa enters a mock village during the Raven’s Challenge explosive ordnance disposal exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 2, 2017. Raven’s Challenge is a U.S. Army funded exercise led... More
From left, U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal
From left, U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal team members Staff Sgt. Robert Powell, Staff Sgt. Alex Baker, and Senior Airman Jared Basham keep watch during the Raven’s Challenge EOD exercise at Camp Pe... More
U.S. Dept. of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigations
U.S. Dept. of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigations Supervisory Special Agent and bomb technician Ian Bruce Vabnick, who has a doctoral degree in physics, gives a field lecture to explosive ordnance disposa... More
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. William Roberts inspects
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. William Roberts inspects a robot during the 2017 Ravens Challenge EOD competition at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 3, 2017. Raven’s Challenge is a U.S. Army funded exercise led by Depart... More
Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Brian Murphy introduces himself
Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Brian Murphy introduces himself to role playing terrorism victims during the Raven’s Challenge explosive ordnance disposal exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 2, 2017. Raven’s Cha... More
during the 2017 Ravens Challenge EOD competition at
during the 2017 Ravens Challenge EOD competition at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 3, 2017. Raven’s Challenge is a U.S. Army funded exercise led by Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and... More
A mannequin wearing a bomb vest rests inside a mock
A mannequin wearing a bomb vest rests inside a mock village home at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 2, 2017. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)
A beam of light shines illuminates a mock mortar shell
A beam of light shines illuminates a mock mortar shell held by U.S. Army Sgt. Thomas Fentiman during the 2017 Ravens Challenge EOD competition at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 3, 2017. Raven’s Challenge is a U.S.... More
Department of Homeland Security Program Manager Byung
Department of Homeland Security Program Manager Byung Hee Frantz shows military members one of many cost effective tools created by bomb technicians working in the field during a training class for the 2017 Rav... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Thomas Fentiman and Cpl. Sheldon Simpson
U.S. Army Sgt. Thomas Fentiman and Cpl. Sheldon Simpson of New Mexico’s Los Alamos Bomb Squad assemble a device used to disrupt bombs during the 2017 Ravens Challenge EOD competition at Camp Pendleton, Calif. ... More
A U.S. Marine Corps Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit
A U.S. Marine Corps Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit arrives for training during the Raven’s Challenge EOD exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 2, 2017. Raven’s Challenge is a U.S. Army funded exercise led ... More
A sniper hole provides a view of U.S. Air Force Staff
A sniper hole provides a view of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Benjamin Peck as he collects evidence from a detonated bomb during the Raven’s Challenge explosive ordnance disposal exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif.... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jared Basham pulls a rope
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jared Basham pulls a rope to remotely open a door during the Raven’s Challenge explosive ordnance disposal exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 2, 2017. Raven’s Challenge is a U... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alex Nona carries a water
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alex Nona carries a water disruption charge to a simulated bomb during the Raven’s Challenge explosive ordnance disposal exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 2, 2017. Raven’s Ch... More
A Belgium soldier carries ordnance during the Raven’s
A Belgium soldier carries ordnance during the Raven’s Challenge explosive ordnance disposal exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 2, 2017. Raven’s Challenge is a U.S. Army funded exercise led by Department o... More
Detective Jack Blanchard of Los Angeles Police Department
Detective Jack Blanchard of Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad, front, leads a combined military and police explosive ordnance disposal team during the Raven’s Challenge explosive ordnance disposal exerci... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jared Basham rigs a rope
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jared Basham rigs a rope to open a door during the Raven’s Challenge explosive ordnance disposal exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Aug. 2, 2017. Raven’s Challenge is a U.S. Army f... More