EOD Team Responds To Ordnance On The Beach

Selsey Beach, United Kingdom A local resident found munitions related items along the beach and notified authorities. The Coastguard and police responded and proceeded to cordon off the area while they sent images of the items to an EOD team.

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WWII Era Bomb Found Behind Gas Station

Cologne, Germany Over 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes after a WWII era bomb was found behind a gas station. The UXO, identified as a U.S. 500 pound bomb was found during excavation work in the southern suburb of Cologne-Poll.

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Local Residents Demand UXO Cleanup

Samburu, Kenya Local residents of Ndonyo Nanga in Samburu East are demanding the Kenya Defence Force clear UXO from an 8,000 acre training area after two children were killed and third serious injured when they encountered UXO. According to a village elder, the rain has caused UXO to wash downstream exposing residents who use the are for livestock grazing.

The elder also stated that the children are particularly at risk since they usually play with the colorful bombs. He further explained that "Children, women and livestock are the most prone to the explosives since our people keep on moving around. Sometimes you find they have built structures where some of the explosives are buried by soil."

The Kenya Defence Force have not officially commented on the request.

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Army Commands Must Now Seek Alternatives to OB/OD

Washington, D.C. The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment (ASA IE&E) issued a memorandum that Army Commands make a concerted effort to reduce reliance on Open Burn (OB) as a method for disposal of explosives-contaminated waste and explosive wastes.

Definitions are provided for "explosives-contaminated wastes" (e.g, plastic, paper, cardboard, packaging that is found by a qualified individual to be contaminated with explosives) and "explosives waste" (e.g., out of spec products, limited quantities of production waste).

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Technician's Death Sparks Equipment and Training Investigation

Washington, D.C. the death of Army National Guard EOD Specialist James Slape, who was killed in October from an IED, has reportedly caused the Army National Guard to open an investigation into whether or not training and equipment needs were sufficient for his unit.

Lt. Col. Wesley A. Parmer, a spokesman for the National Guard, said that the Army National Guard had started an investigation "into the training and equipping of the 430th EOD Company for their mobilization and deployment to Afghanistan." He provided no further details on the investigation.

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BBQ Grill Lid Mistaken for Sea Mine

Cornwall, United Kingdom part of a popular beach was cordoned off by police after it was a reported that a suspect item resembling a sea mine washed ashore. The Coastguard and police responded and setup a 150 foot exclusion zone around the item as they awaited for a Royal Navy EOD to arrive.

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EOD based in Plymouth in the early evening to investigate. According to reports from the incident, initial design features of the item including the shape, size and condition suggested that they item was a sea mine. However, after further investigation and removal of sand, the item was found to be the lid of a barbecue.

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New Congressional UXO / Demining Caucus

Washington, D.C. Representatives Jackie Speier (CA-14) and David Valadao (CA-21) are co-chairs of the recently established Congressional UXO/Demining Caucus. The caucus was apparently setup with a focus on international humanitarian demining programs.

Although listed as a "new" caucus, this is not the first time that Congressional leadership setup a caucus to examine UXO issues. Several years ago, a UXO caucus was setup which was more focused on the domestic UXO problem.

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