Base Offers Course on Insurgents' Bombs

[Rose Siding]

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In a country with huge ordnance caches — and a determined insurgency — such bombs probably will remain a significant threat for years, officials said.

"This is a significant weapon and it poses a major challenge for U.S. forces," said Brig. Gen. Robert W. Cone, Ft. Irwin's commanding officer. "And as soon as we get good at dealing with them, the enemy adapts to our strategies."

The Army's five-day "IED Defeat Seminar" this week was aimed at breaking that cycle by giving military engineers from across the nation a comprehensive look at how the devices are used and the threat they pose.
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"It's a tough fight," said Army Col. Robert J. Davis. "We have to learn as an army to find these guys, and that's a hell of an operation in a complex urban environment."

Like many military speakers at the seminar, Davis gave credit to insurgents for having a special talent for adapting to U.S. countermeasures......
New tactics and technologies discussed included the proposed refinement of bullet-proof vests and development of Kevlar pants. The vests, which protect just the chest, may be redesigned to cover portions of the arms.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-bomb16jun16,0,104924.story?coll=la-home-world

[Mika]

1. Hmmmmm

.. giving military engineers from across the nation a comprehensive look at how the devices are used ..

MIHOP in Iraq?

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. It would be more effective if they would simply pack up and go home

[Rose Siding]

3. Just imagine Kevlar sleeves and pants in that heat

Better to have arms and legs, of course, but what a mess. :(