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Lieutenant General Michael D. Barbero probably wasn't as shocked as the rest of us when bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon on April 15. He has headed the Pentagon's joint agency for combating improvised explosive devices over the last two years, and during that time 17,000 such devices have
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4/29/2013
With U.S. forces out of Iraq and NATO’s withdrawal from Afghanistan proceeding apace, the effort to identify lessons learned from these conflicts is intensifying. This may sound like just an academic exercise but it will have real consequences in terms of future force structure, procurement, R&D
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6/21/2012
The United States and its coalition partners in Afghanistan are waging an intense struggle against the insurgents’ weapon of choice, the improvised explosive device (IED). The anti-IED fight is a complex affair that involves measures to protect vehicles and dismounted warriors, the detection and
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5/26/2011
As long as people are dying from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq and Afghanistan the war against this horrible weapon will not be won. Nevertheless, under the direction of the Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) the Coalition has achieved an unprecedented level of success. Over the
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Date:
3/3/2011


