Explosive Ordnance

Defense Technology

‘One-in-a-million’ malfunction caused Marine artillery round to explode over highway, report finds

The artillery live-fire demonstration caused California officials to close Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton at the last minute.  A fuze…

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Global Conflicts

Marine who crawled under bridge to plant explosives approved for Medal of Honor

Marine Capt. John Ripley hung 500 pounds of explosives on the underside of a key bridge to stop an enemy…

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