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Journal Article - Jul 21 2010 - 7:58am - 13 comments

... instead of insurgents with machine guns and improvised explosive devices (IED's). Whether or not one agrees with his assessments and ... that would guide airmobile utility throughout the escalation -- firepower, combined with unparalleled mobility, would beat back ...

Journal Article - Jun 1 2010 - 5:36pm - 78 comments

... the dynamics expressed within it to the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).  This research was continued in collaboration ... Young," "On that day, convinced that the President's escalation without a declaration of emergency was an act of madness, General ...

Journal Article - Feb 28 2012 - 5:41am - 13 comments

... as it relates to UW. "Three years into Calderón's escalation, an increasing number of Mexicans may now conclude that the only ... detonated approximately 3-4 minutes apart--- estimated explosive weight was 1-1500 lbs. Camera distance to the medivacs as the ...

Journal Article - Mar 16 2010 - 4:49pm - 44 comments

... identified the explosives seized as 45 C-4 plastic explosive charges. Five suspects were detained by the military during ... I&W event involving a VBIED (Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device)/car bomb deployed against a mounted Mexican Army patrol by ... VBIED against a mounted Mexican Army patrol and a further escalation of VBIED tactical evolution taking place in the criminal ...

Blog post - Oct 24 2011 - 1:11pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

... probably expect to see another iteration in the armour v explosive IED arms race. While it is correct that the main gun on the M1 ... COIN many times. The call for this armor company is not an escalation, nor is it a reaction to new enemy activity. It is called for in an ...

Journal Article - Nov 26 2010 - 12:19pm - 27 comments

... Significance of ¿Plata O Plomo? ," " Explosive Escalation?: Reflections on the Car Bombing in Ciudad Juarez ," and ...

Journal Article - Jan 12 2011 - 2:59am - 1 comment

... assuming the target is where they think it is. Explosive power to destroy targets is questionable or temporary. Runways can be ... to fight us and give up their cash cow and risk nuclear escalation. Last year, I attended my E-6 Sailor nephew’s wedding who at ...

Journal Article - Oct 29 2011 - 5:49am - 6 comments

... large-scale support for Afghanistan's institutions. With escalation, the U.S. government became dependent on Karzai and not vice versa. ... training on identifying and dismantling improvised explosive devices made from common household products . The 9/11 attacks had a ...

Blog post - Apr 2 2010 - 7:11pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments

... in any other month since 2007, raising fears of a further escalation during the summer with serious humanitarian implications, according ... killed or injured in crossfire, it said. Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) killed 119 and injured 274 in May." I don't know ...

Blog post - Jul 10 2011 - 10:40pm - 3 comments - 0 attachments