Lusby, Maryland A state SWAT Team were conducting small arms training on a range located approximately .5 miles from the nuclear reactor towers on the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant when five bullets strayed from the range. No injuries were reported as the bullets hit two separate buildings and an unoccupied vehicle located thousands of feet from the range. One of the five bullets hit a window in a building causing one of its panes to shatter.

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Sutton, United Kingdom A dredger pulling sand from the bottom of the seabed 4-miles out from shore discovered a munition item in the process. The captain of the vessel called the Yarmouth Coastguard who responded with technical support from the Royal Navy EOD Team from Portsmouth. EOD boarded the vessel while the 22-man crew was safely evacuated. EOD rendered the item safe before taking it to shore for proper disposal. No injuries were reported and the crew was allowed to return after the incident.

PEO Soldier's Project Manager Soldier Weapons in Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey has three 40mm product standouts in the Green Ammunition category. Yes, that's Green Ammunition.These training cartridges enable 24/7 day/night combat training on the high velocity MK19, MK47 grenade machine guns and low velocity M203, MK13, M79 and M320 grenade launchers. The MK281 MOD 0 and MOD 1 are for high velocity, and the M1110 is for low velocity.

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Colorado Springs, Colorado A man clearing out an old garage came across a large artillery projectile among the collection of material in storage. The alarmed man called the police who responded with bomb technicians from the Colorado Springs Police Department. The bomb technicians called Fort Carson EOD for support after verifying that the round was a military munition. EOD responded and identified the round as a "live" 152mm projectile. Reportedly, the round was purchased at an Army surplus store nearly 35 years ago from a previous tenet. The round identified as "live", had not been fired. The exact type of 152mm projectile was not reported. EOD safely removed the round from the garage and properly disposed of it.

Wiltshire, United Kingdom a farm worker feeding a herd of pigs noticed the tail fin of a munition protruding out of the ground. Apparently the pigs had uncovered the UXO as they were rooting around in their feeding area. The farm worker reported the find to the farm owner who in turn called the police. The police responded with technical support provided by an 11th Regiment Royal Logistics Corps EOD unit.

EOD identified the UXO as a 1960s era unexploded mortar round. EOD determined that the item was unsafe to move so an in-place disposal detonation was performed. Local traffic around the farm was diverted during the disposal operation. Reportedly the farm was once part of a military training area back in the 1960s. No injuries were reported and the pigs were released back into the area following the successful disposal operation.

Redlands, California A 26-year old man found a grenade near an auto parts store. Instead of calling the police, the man decided to keep it as a souvenir. However, a couple of hours after finding the grenade, the man changed his mind and stashed the grenade in some bushes next to a parking lot for a fast food restaurant. He then called the police to report the grenade.

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Marsascala, Malta Recreational divers diving on Munxar Reef found a large bomb on the sea bed in approximately 35 feet of water. The divers reported the find to the police who contacted the EOD dive team from the Armed Forces of Malta Ammunition and Explosives Company (3rd Regiment). EOD responded identified the bomb as a WWII era German HE filled Sprengcylindrische (SC) general demolition bomb.

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Pine Valley, California A Marine AH-1 Super Cobra helicopter crashed in a remote area of Cleveland National Forest with ordnance onboard including live 2.75 inch rockets. Local firefighters, the military and the U.S. Forest Service worked together to respond to the crash. Due to the explosive hazard caused by the ordnance, the response team was restricted from entering the area of the crash site, which spanned approximately 2-acres.

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler J. Trahan, 22, of East Freetown, Massachusetts died along with two Marines while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq. Tyler was assigned to the Navy EOD Mobile Unit 12 based out of Norfolk, Virginia but was on a temporary deployment with a Navy SEAL team when he died. The Navy has not released any details surrounding the deaths. Tyler is the 12th Navy EOD technician killed in Iraq combat operations.