PHIBLEX 14, US Marine Corps Photo
U.S. Marines with Weapons Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, assigned to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force, prepare to employ an M1A2 Bangalore torpedo... More
Marines prepare a demolition charge during training
Marines prepare a demolition charge during training May 13 in the Central Training Area. The training covered basic demolitions and urban breaching, and taught the Marines how to build and place a variety of ex... More
An Iraqi security forces soldier listens to a safety
An Iraqi security forces soldier listens to a safety brief prior to a demolition live fire exercise conducted as part of the combat engineer task training course at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Nov. 9, 2016... More
Task Force Raider combat engineers prepare a primer
Task Force Raider combat engineers prepare a primer on a Bangalore Torpedo for pre-deployment training at Fort Hood, Texas, August 18. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Sarah Kirby)
Task Force Raider combat engineers detonate hasty crater
Task Force Raider combat engineers detonate hasty crater barriers during pre-deployment battle drills at Fort Hood, Texas, August 18. Task Force Raider is deploying under Operation Atlantic Resolve, which is a ... More
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company,
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company, 116 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct section combined arms live-fire as part of gunnery Jan. 18, 2019, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The traini... More
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company,
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company, 116 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct section combined arms live-fire as part of gunnery Jan. 18, 2019, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The traini... More
A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2,
A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, constructs a C4 explosive during an engineer demo range in Setermoen, Norway, June 30, 2020. MRF-E conducts various exerc... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 152 Brigade Engineer Battalion operates a TALON terminal at Fort Drum, NY, Jul. 15. During the training the Soldiers were able to familiarize the... More
Sgt. Geovanny Ruiz, left, measures and cuts detonation
Sgt. Geovanny Ruiz, left, measures and cuts detonation cord to build explosive charges during training May 13 in the Central Training Area. The training covered basic demolitions and urban breaching, and taught... More
Iraqi security forces members prepare to deploy
Iraqi security forces members prepare to deploy anti-personnel obstacle breaching systems during a demolition live fire exercise at the combat engineer task training course at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, N... More
Task Force Raider combat engineers evacuate the detonation
Task Force Raider combat engineers evacuate the detonation zone during a pre-deployment battle drill at Fort Hood, Texas, August 18. In support of counter-mobility operations, combat engineers place obstacles t... More
A combat engineer with Task Force Raider assembles
A combat engineer with Task Force Raider assembles a primer for an improvised Bangalore Torpedo during a pre-deployment battle drill at Fort Hood, Texas, August 18. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Sarah Kirby)
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company,
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company, 116 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct section combined arms live-fire as part of gunnery Jan. 18, 2019, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The traini... More
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company,
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company, 116 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct section combined arms live-fire as part of gunnery Jan. 18, 2019, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The traini... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2,
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, construct C4 explosives during an engineer demo range in Setermoen, Norway, June 30, 2020. MRF-E conducts various exercise... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 152 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct demolition training at Fort Drum, NY, Jul. 15. During the training the Soldiers prepped and detonated Bang... More
Marines construct an expedient Bangalore torpedo by
Marines construct an expedient Bangalore torpedo by placing composition C-4 in two engineer stakes during training May 13 in the Central Training Area. The training covered basic demolitions and urban breaching... More
An Iraqi security forces soldier detonates an anti-personnel
An Iraqi security forces soldier detonates an anti-personnel obstacle breaching systems during the combat engineer task training course at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Nov. 9, 2016. Camp Besmaya is one of f... More
Task Force Raider combat engineer unravels detonation
Task Force Raider combat engineer unravels detonation cord attached to an improvised Bangalore Torpedo during pre-deployment battle drills at Fort Hood, Texas, August 18. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Sarah Kirby)
Task Force Raider combat engineers prime a 15-pound
Task Force Raider combat engineers prime a 15-pound shape charger during a pre-deployment battle drill at Fort Hood, Texas, August 18. Combat engineers construct fighting positions, places explosives, detects m... More
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company,
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company, 116 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct section combined arms live-fire as part of gunnery Jan. 18, 2019, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The traini... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2,
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, deliver an expedient Bangalore torpedo explosive to the detonation range in Setermoen, Norway, June 30, 2020. MRF-E conduc... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 152 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct demolition training at Fort Drum, NY, Jul. 15. During the training the Soldiers prepped and detonated Bang... More
Sgt. David Sun, a squad leader with Alpha Company,
Sgt. David Sun, a squad leader with Alpha Company, 29th Brigade Special Troops Battalion carefully removes a Bangalore torpedo from the ammunition box while Sgt. 1st Class Taman prepares to remove the next Bang... More
Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, 66th Engineer Company,
Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, 66th Engineer Company, demonstrate the use of a Bangalore torpedo during the demonstration of an in-stride breach for Japan Ground Self-Defense Force partners at Aibano Training Area,... More
Marines analyze the aftermath of a shape charge during
Marines analyze the aftermath of a shape charge during training May 13 in the Central Training Area. The training covered basic demolitions and urban breaching, and taught Marines how to build and place a varie... More
Several Bangalore torpedo explosive charges are detonated
Several Bangalore torpedo explosive charges are detonated to breach an obstacle during the combat engineer task training course at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Nov. 9, 2016. Camp Besmaya is one of four Comb... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Alyssa Romano is the Tennessee Army
U.S. Army Pfc. Alyssa Romano is the Tennessee Army National Guard’s first female combat engineer. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Sarah Kirby)
U.S. Army Spc. Austin Roberts, a combat engineer assigned
U.S. Army Spc. Austin Roberts, a combat engineer assigned to Task Force Raider, pulls the ignitor for a fifteen-pound shape charger during a pre-deployment battle drill at Fort Hood, Texas, August 18. The shape... More
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company,
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company, 116 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct section combined arms live-fire as part of gunnery Jan. 18, 2019, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The traini... More
A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2,
A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, examines a crater left from a C4 explosion during an engineer demo range in Setermoen, Norway, June 30, 2020. MRF-E condu... More
New York Army National Guard Pfc. Tiger London, a combat
New York Army National Guard Pfc. Tiger London, a combat engineer assigned to Bravo Company, 152 Brigade Engineer Battalion preps a Bangalore torpedo at Fort Drum, NY, Jul. 15. During the training the Soldiers ... More
An Explosively Formed Projectile (EFP) detonates into
An Explosively Formed Projectile (EFP) detonates into an armored vehicle during an explosives class for paratroopers of 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Grafenwoehr Training Area, July 22... More
Soldiers with Alpha Company, 29th Brigade Special Troops
Soldiers with Alpha Company, 29th Brigade Special Troops Battalion prepare a Torpedo Bangalore for a mobility training exercise during their annual training at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. Alpha Company, 29... More
A Marine places an expedient Bangalore torpedo under
A Marine places an expedient Bangalore torpedo under concertina wire during training May 13 in the Central Training Area. The training covered basic demolitions and urban breaching, and taught Marines how to bu... More
Iraqi security forces members advance to their next
Iraqi security forces members advance to their next objective after breaching an obstacle during the combat engineer task training course at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Nov. 9, 2016. Camp Besmaya is one of... More
Task Force Raider combat engineers detonate hasty crater
Task Force Raider combat engineers detonate hasty crater barriers during pre-deployment battle drills at Fort Hood, Texas, August 18. Task Force Raider is deploying under Operation Atlantic Resolve, which is a ... More
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company,
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company, 116 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct section combined arms live-fire as part of gunnery Jan. 18, 2019, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The traini... More
A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2,
A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, enters a bunker to take cover from explosives during an engineer demo range in Setermoen, Norway, June 30, 2020. MRF-E co... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 152 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct demolition training at Fort Drum, NY, Jul. 15. During the training the Soldiers prepped and detonated Bang... More
Combat engineers with Task Force Raider unravel detonation
Combat engineers with Task Force Raider unravel detonation cord attached to an improvised Bangalore Torpedo during pre-deployment battle drills at Fort Hood, Texas, August 18. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Sarah Kirby)
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company,
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company, 116 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct section combined arms live-fire as part of gunnery Jan. 18, 2019, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The traini... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2,
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, link C4 explosives during an engineer demo range in Setermoen, Norway, June 30, 2020. MRF-E conducts various exercises, in... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 152 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct demolition training at Fort Drum, NY, Jul. 15. During the training the Soldiers prepped and detonated Bang... More
Members of the 609th Engineer Company pack C4 plastic
Members of the 609th Engineer Company pack C4 plastic explosives into fence pickets to create field-expedient bangalore torpedoes. The torpedoes are used to clear obstacles from roads so friendly forces can con... More
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company,
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company, 116 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct section combined arms live-fire as part of gunnery Jan. 18, 2019, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The traini... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2,
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, link C4 explosives during an engineer demo range in Setermoen, Norway, June 30, 2020. MRF-E conducts various exercises, in... More
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company,
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company, 116 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct section combined arms live-fire as part of gunnery Jan. 18, 2019, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The traini... More
A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2,
A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, ignites the fuse of a C4 explosive during an engineer demo range in Setermoen, Norway, June 30, 2020. MRF-E conducts vari... More
Sappers from 10th Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade
Sappers from 10th Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division assess a wire obstacle and prepare to breach it using a bangalore torpedo during their Gunnery Table XII at Grafenwoe... More
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company,
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company, 116 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct section combined arms live-fire as part of gunnery Jan. 18, 2019, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The traini... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2,
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, watch an explosion from a safe distance during an engineer demo range in Setermoen, Norway, June 30, 2020. MRF-E conducts ... More
Sappers from 10th Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade
Sappers from 10th Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division prepare to breach a wire obstacle using a bangalore torpedo during their Gunnery Table XII at Grafenwoehr Training Ar... More
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company,
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company, 116 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct section combined arms live-fire as part of gunnery Jan. 18, 2019, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The traini... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2,
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, set up a Bangalore torpedo explosive to breach concertina wire while under cover from a smoke grenade during an engineer d... More
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company,
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company, 116 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct section combined arms live-fire as part of gunnery Jan. 18, 2019, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The traini... More
A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2,
A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, instructs how to properly wire dynamite together during an engineer demo range in Setermoen, Norway, June 30, 2020. MRF-E... More
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company,
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company, 116 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct section combined arms live-fire as part of gunnery Jan. 18, 2019, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The traini... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2,
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, prepare to ignite dynamite from a bunker during an engineer demo range in Setermoen, Norway, June 30, 2020. MRF-E conducts... More
An Iraqi security forces member carries a Bangalore
An Iraqi security forces member carries a Bangalore torpedo to the blast area during combat engineer course at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, August 8, 2017. The Besmaya Range Complex is one of four Combined ... More
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company,
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company, 116 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct section combined arms live-fire as part of gunnery Jan. 18, 2019, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The traini... More
A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2,
A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, fires a flare during an engineer demo range in Setermoen, Norway, June 30, 2020. MRF-E conducts various exercises, includ... More
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company,
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company, 116 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct section combined arms live-fire as part of gunnery Jan. 18, 2019, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The traini... More
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company,
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Company, 116 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct section combined arms live-fire as part of gunnery Jan. 18, 2019, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The traini... More
Specialist Jesse Weaver, a combat engineer with B Company,
Specialist Jesse Weaver, a combat engineer with B Company, 40th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, detonates two Bangalore torpedoes, Jan 30. 2018, while breachin... More
A combat engineer assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team,
A combat engineer assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, carries an improvised Bangalore torpedo to clear an obstacle during a live fire exercise for Tiger Balm 18 at Schofield Barracks, H... More
United States Marines - USMC-050219-M-5578G-036
UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (Feb. 18, 2005) -- Marines attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), make a line of Bangalore torpedoes to see how much impact they will make during thei... More
Defense.gov photo essay 120114-A-3108M-006
A combat engineer runs to breach a wire barrier with a Bangalore torpedo during a live-fire exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Polk, La., Jan. 14, 2012.
United States Marines - USMC-090923-M-1012C-004
Lance Cpl. Andrew Grant places an Improvised Bangalore Torpedo, an explosive designed for destroying obstacles and barriers, among concertina wire during demolitions training aboard Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Sept. ... More
Defense.gov photo essay 110223-A-3108M-004
Bangalore torpedoes detonate on Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 23, 2011. The explosives often are used to clear a path through mine fields and razor wire.
Defense.gov photo essay 110223-A-3108M-002
Army Spc. Joshua Hutchins and Spc. Ryan Frye thread a Bangalore torpedo through a barrier of barbed wire during combat engineer training on Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 23, 2011. The explosive device is used to clea... More
Defense.gov photo essay 110223-A-3108M-001
Army combat engineers prepare to detonate a Bangalore torpedo on Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 23, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team.
Defense.gov News Photo 110715-N-KG738-614 - U.S. Army soldiers with th...
U.S. Army soldiers with the 38th Engineer Company, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division place a Bangalore explosive to clear a barbed wire obstacle during Talisman Sabre 2011 at the Shoalwater Bay Traini... More
USMC-07652
Cpl. Patrick A. Robinson, squad leader, Co. F, prepares a time fuse for a Bangalore Torpedo. After pulling the pin and seeing smoke, Robinson had five minutes to clear the area before the torpedo detonated. Th... More