Article: Iraq's Real WMD; Deadly Puzzle: IEDs are killing U.S. soldiers at a scary clip. At war with an insidious weapon.(improvised explosive devices )

Article: Taliban makes IEDs deadlier; Nonmetallic components hard ...
The Washington Times (Washington, DC);  September 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... constant threat from hidden IEDs. Although the Taliban still ... increasingly focused the role of IEDs as antipersonnel devices ... trap], these antipersonnel IEDs have been a significant factor ... written by an analyst at U.S. Central Command, which oversees troops in ...

Article: US Army seeks new system to counter IEDs.(improvised ...
Journal of Electronic Defense;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a favorite weapon of insurgent ... RFP) for a device to counter IEDs was expected to be issued Jan ... June of last year, the US Central Command identified an operational need ... Iraqi Freedom (for more on IEDs, see "Blast From the Past ...

Article: IEDS DISCOVERED BY ANP, DEFUSED IN KHOWST PROVINCE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 8, 2006 ;     391 words ... ... S. Department of Defense's Central Command issued the following press release ... effort to counter the threat of IEDs. "It is every Afghan's duty to help end the threat of IEDs and report any IEDs and those responsible for emplacing ...

Article: Countering IEDs Continues To Be A Challenge For Marines In ...
Defense Daily;  November 8, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... to come up with solutions to countering IEDs. One avenue has been the Joint IED Defeat ... one technology or solution to combating IEDS. "We are looking at jammers, at change ... have, but how many do we have out in [Central Command] in [Pacific Command] or in the Mediterranean ...

Article: MND-B SOLDIERS FIND, DISARM IEDS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 28, 2006 ;     345 words ...The U.S. Department of Defense's Central Command issued the following press release: Soldiers ... 4th BCT, 101st Abn. Div., found two IEDs while conducting route clearance operations in eastern Baghdad. After spotting the IEDs, a cordon was set up and the Soldiers ...

Article: AFGHAN, COALITION FORCES RESPOND TO IEDS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 29, 2006 ;     450 words ...The U.S. Department of Defense's Central Command issued the following press release: Afghan ... Afghan National Army patrol discovered two IEDs on the Bermel Road in the Barmal District ... showed great courage in responding to these IEDs today. "These weapons will no longer ...

Article: JOINT ORGANIZATION TRAINS TROOPS TO DEFEAT IEDS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... the Joint IED Defeat Organization. "IEDs are the number one killer on the battlefield ... served as deputy chief of staff for U.S. Central Command before being stationed at Fort Leavenworth ... need to address defeating not only the IEDs, but the network, the bomb maker and ...