Taylor Morris, a Navy explosives disposal expert who was once stationed in Coronado, stepped on a bomb in Afghanistan May 3. His world changed instantly.Disarming Afghan IEDs: Big Job, Too Few Trained
Disarming Afghan IEDs: Big Job, Too Few Trained
Improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, remain one of the biggest killers in Afghanistan. As NATO forces prepare to withdraw from the country, Afghans are learning the special skills needed to find and disarm these deadly weapons.
Marquette grad shares stories of war, personal aftermath in 'The Long Walk'
On a good day in Iraq, Marquette University graduate Brian Castner disarmed roadside bombs. But other days, too many other days, he walked through the aftermath of car bomb explosions, picking his way around the body parts of soldiers, police officers and civilians, trying to determine what had blown them up.
SANGIN DISTRICT, Afghanistan – The Sangin District of Helmand province, Afghanistan is infamous for being an insurgent stronghold. Throughout the past several years, coalition forces have engaged and eliminated multiple enemy fighters.
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marines and sailors with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group filled the pews of the Protestant Chapel here, June 29, during a memorial service to commemorate the life of one of their own.