Tag Archive for Improvised Explosive Devices
Department of Homeland Security
(U//FOUO) DHS IED/VBIED Construction and Tactics Overview
(U//FOUO) The Intelligence Community currently has no specific, credible intelligence indicating that domestic or international terrorist organizations intend to use Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) or Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs) against targets within the Homeland. However, both foreign and domestic terrorist groups continue to use IEDs/VBIEDs as a frequently employed method of attack, and in particular, the frequency of lethal IED incidents overseas is cause for continuing concern.
Intelligence Fusion Centers, New Jersey
(U//FOUO) New Jersey ROIC 2009 Threat Information
(U//FOUO) The NJ ROIC Analysis Element has no information regarding any specific, credible threat to New Jersey or the U.S. Homeland at this time. Due to an active, federal counterterror investigation, the NJ ROIC Analysis Element produced this overview of potential targets of terrorist activity and the tactics, techniques, and procedures that extremists may use. It was produced with information from FBI and DHS, based on analysis of police investigations, thwarted plots, and past terrorist attacks.
Department of Homeland Security
(U//FOUO) DHS Warning on Pressure Cooker IEDs
(U//FOUO) Rudimentary improvised explosive devices (IEDs) using pressure cookers to contain the initiator, switch, and explosive charge (typically ammonium nitrate or RDX) frequently have been used in Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Pressure cookers are common in these countries, and their presence probably would not seem out of place or suspicious to passersby or authorities. Because they are less common in the United States, the presence of a pressure cooker in an unusual location such as a building lobby or busy street corner should be treated as suspicious.
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization
(U//FOUO) JIEDDO Report: Alternative Motivations for IED Use in Afghanistan
(U//FOUO) JIEDDO Report: Alternative Motivations for IED Use in Afghanistan, December 11, 2009.
U.S. Army
U.S. Army Improvised Explosive Device Effects Simulator (IEDES) Program
The IED Effects Simulator (IEDES) kit is a Training Aids Device that will assist the Army in training the joint and individual service on operational support tasks, conditions, and standards needed to achieve U.S. Military IED objectives. The IEDES is configured to simulate a Small, Medium, Large, and Extra Large explosive signature. The IEDES is designed to train key tasks of Explosive Hazards (EHs) defeat, to predict, prevent, detect, classify, neutralize, mark, report and record EH and to protect personnel, equipment and facilities from EH effects.
Department of Defense, U.S. Army
(U//FOUO) Joint Training Counter-IED Operations Integration Center (JTCOIC) Brief
(U//FOUO) Joint Training Counter-IED Operations Integration Center Brief, May 3, 2010.
U.S. Army
(U//FOUO) Army Electronic Warfare Brief May 2010
(U//FOUO) Army Electronic Warfare Brief, May 3, 2010.
U.S. Army
U.S. Army Mobile Counter-IED Interactive Trainer (MCIT)
U.S. Army Mobile Counter-IED Interactive Trainer (MCIT), April 2010.
California, Intelligence Fusion Centers
Northern California Regional Intelligence Center High School Pipe Bomb Warning
(U//LES) On 24 August 2009, 17 year old Alex Youshock walked into the Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, California with 10 homemade pipe bombs and one chainsaw. San Mateo Police Department (SMPD) responded to the scene and detained the suspect who is currently cooperating with law enforcement. 2 pipe bombs did detonate without injuring anyone and the remaining 8 were successfully diffused by San Mateo Sheriff’s Bomb Squad.
U.S. Army
U.S. Army Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Awareness Guide Iraq and Afghanistan
The purpose of this guide is to give Commanders, Leaders and Soldiers a training tool representing some of the Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) used in both the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters of operation. The intent of this guide is to support readiness, unit training, operational planning, and awareness as well as provide information in relation to Reacting to a Possible Improvised Explosive Device (IED) common task 093-401 -5050. Both training and awareness are a proven and effective force protection tool as well as a combat multiplier.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army Guide: What Should You do if You Spot an IED/VBIED/SVBIED/PBIED?
If stopping the vehicle puts it within the estimated casualty radius of the possible IED/VBIED, the driver should speed up and quickly move through the danger area to a tactically safe position and distance (the minimum safe distance is dependent on the mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available, time available, and civil considerations [METT-TC] factors).
Department of Homeland Security
DHS Bomb Threat Stand-Off Chart
Department of Homeland Security Bomb Threat Stand-Off Chart, March 20, 2009.
U.S. Army
U.S. Army Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Safe Standoff Distance Cheat Sheet
U.S. Army National Ground Intelligence Center Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Safe Standoff Distance Cheat Sheet, September 6, 2005.
Intelligence Fusion Centers, New York
New York State Law Enforcement Terrorism Indicators Reference Card
Passport history
* Recent travel overseas
* Countries of Interest — Pakistan / Afghanistan / Yemen
* Multiple passports / ID documents
* Altered/falsified ID documents
Other Identification
* No current/fixed address
* False ID papers (SSN)
* Multiple ID w/different name spellings / DOBs
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (U//LES) Homemade Explosives Advisory
(U//LES) Violent extremists have used explosives made from ingredients readily available at retail stores in the United States or over the Internet. Triacetone triperoxide (TATP) and hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD) are two common homemade explosives built with hydrogen peroxide.
U.S. Army
TRADOC DCSINT Handbook 4 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDS)
PURPOSE:
•TO PROVIDE DEPLOYING UNITS A TRAINING TOOL FOR IED IDENTIFICATION.
•TO DEPICT IN PHOTOGRAPHIC FORM, VARIOUS EXAMPLES OF THE IED THREAT AND COMMON IED COMPONENTS FROM CONFLICTS AROUND THE WORLD.
•TO DISCUSS IED FACTS & INDICATORS.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI Bomb Data Center: Improvised Explosive Devices Used in Suicide Bombing Incidents
Device Types:
Internationally, suicide bombings can be grouped into three basic categories of devices:
Type I – Bomber Actuated IEDs Carried in Bag, Box or Other Object
Type II – Bomber Actuated IED Worn Under or as Part of Clothing of Bomber
Type III – Bomber Actuated IED Concealed in Vehicle
Department of Homeland Security
DHS General Protective Measures For Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIED)
Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs) pose complex security challenges for all sectors. To reduce vulnerabilities from an attack using VBIEDs, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) recommends the protective measures listed below.
U.S. Army
Army TARDEC Ground Vehicle Survivability
U.S. Army RDECOM Advanced Planning Briefing for Academia on Ground Vehicle Survivability.
Multi-National Corps Iraq
Multi-National Force Iraq TF Troy Counter IED Update
CJTF Troy exercises command and control of specialized Joint Counter-IED and CBRNE forces to neutralize the CBRNE/IED threat; conducts weapons technical intelligence collection and exploitation to defeat IED networks.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan ISAF Counter-IED Smart Book
Clear Evacuate an area of approx 300 meter
• Evacuate the area as quickly as possible.
• Move people away from the device and not past it.
• Mark your location and note the direction and distance to the device. Move to a minimum distance of 200 meters from the suspect item.
• The On-Scene Commander will make the decision on how large an area to clear. The below danger areas are from ISAF SOP 10370:
• 200 meters – small device/postal bomb
• 300 meters – car bomb
• 600 meters – large device e.g. truck bomb. If an open area, then increase to 1000m.
• Identify and establish an Incident Control Point which must always be searched.
• Make maximum use of hard cover, and ensure personnel are out of the direct Line of Site (LOS) from the suspect area to cleared positions. If cover cannot be obtained, maximize distance from the device.
Multi-National Corps Iraq
Multi-National Corps Iraq Counter-IED Smart Book 2008
All personnel are to be moved away from the suspect item. Mark your location and note the direction and distance to the device. Move to a minimum distance of 300 meters from the suspect item. The Convoy Commander or Patrol Leader at the scene makes the decision on how large an area to clear based on METT-TC. Detonation may be imminent if the device was armed before being located. Personnel should make maximum use of hard cover, ensuring they are out of the direct Line of Site (LOS) from the suspect area to cleared positions. If cover cannot be obtained, maximize distance from the device.
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization Overview
• Enemy will focus on irregular warfare using asymmetric means to attack and influence advanced nations
• Conventional, unconventional, lethal, non-lethal, state supported, non-state, hybrid organizations, extremism… produce a very complex environment