Newport News, Virginia A house remodel turned EOD response when a couple found a WWII bazooka behind a panel in their garage. Realizing the potential danger, the homeowners contacted the Newport News Police who responded with the Newport News Fire department.

The pair was removing paneling on the garage walls when they found a container which read "Container M-87." Police on the scene called in the bomb squad who rendered the munition safe, then took it to Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for proper disposal.

Watchet, United Kingdom The Watchet Coastguard issued a safety warning to members of the public after it found a UXO on popular Lilstock Beach. Upon arrival, the team located the suspected ordnance, identified as a phosphorous flare, and established a safety cordon around it. After consulting with a Royal Navy EOD team, it was determined that the flare could not be destroyed until daylight. Members of the public were warned not to approach or touch the flare.

Mansfield, United Kingdom A 12-year old boy magnet fishing underneath a busy bridge pulled up an old grenade from the river. Intrigued by the item, the boy decided to bring it home with him to show his parents. When the parents looked at the item, they immediately called the police.

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Re-post of an article from the Fort Hood Sentinel website

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland Soldiers from the 48th Chemical Brigade recently applied their expertise when they participated in a mission to destroy eight chemical munitions located on Panama's San Jose Island.

As early as 1978, according to a 2015 report prepared by the assistant secretary of the Army, the Panamanians raised the question of potential hazards and the feasibility of removing any potential chemical munitions on the island. As Panama acceded to the Chemical Warfare Convention in 1998, San Jose Island was looked at for development and the issue of the potential hazards was raised again. The report states that in 2001, a private company surveyed the island and documented the presence of chemical warfare items, some of which were of U.S. origin.

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Eversley, United Kingdom Workers at a quarry found a munition at the worksite and called the police to report the find. Police responded and evacuated the area before calling in the bomb squad.

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Nantucket, Massachusetts Two residents described by police as young men found a UXO item at the Sconset dump. The two reportedly transported the item to a house on Vestal Street before calling police to report the find.

Police responded and took custody of the item until Navy EOD arrived the following day to safely dispose of the item shown below.

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London, United Kingdom All flights in and out of London City Airport were canceled for nearly a day as an EOD Team from the Royal Navy conducted a disposal operation on a WWII era 1,100 pound bomb found nearby River Thames. In addition to the airport flights being temporarily halted, nearby residents were evacuated.

The bomb was discovered at the George V Dock during pre-planned construction work. London City, the smallest of London's international airports, handled 4.5 million passengers last year. It's located in east London's docklands, an area that was heavily bombed during World War II.

Kalihi, Hawaii A woman in Hawaii discovered a munition items on her property, and instead of notifying authorities, personally delivered it to the Kalihi Fire Department (KFD). Fire fighters on scene were unable to determine if the device was live not. The KFD called in the local bomb squad who resolved to take the munition away from the fire station for safe disposal.

In their report of the incident, the KFD reminded the public that all suspected ordnance should be reported so that it can be handled by the appropriate authorities. They say that when discovering any type of ordnance or suspected ordnance, citizens should contact their local police immediately and never attempt to move the item.

Benicia, California A young boy found a strange metal object in the waters off the coast of Benicia. The boy swam down and picked the barnacle-encrusted object up and brought it to shore to show to his father. The father recognized the device as an old grenade, and quickly called the police to report the find.

Officers arrived on scene and evacuated the area before calling in local Air Force EOD to investigate. The EOD squad from the Travis Air Force Base responded to the call and assisted in safe disposal of the grenade. They then cleared the area ensuring no more explosives were around before opening the area back up to the public. No injuries were reported from the incident.

Tularosa, New Mexico While breaking down an old trailer, a New Mexico man came across a strange device. Thinking it was an old grenade of some type, he brought the suspect object to his local police department.

The Tularosa police then called the State Police and asked for a bomb technician to come examine the object. The technician determined that it was not a grenade but more likely an old smoke device of some kind. The item was taken off site to be x-rayed and properly disposed of.

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