Maintenance window scheduled to begin at February 14th 2200 est. until 0400 est. February 15th

(e.g. yourname@email.com)

Forgot Password?

    Defense Visual Information Distribution Service Logo

    Biggest Explosion on JBLM in over a Decade [Image 11 of 17]

    Issued by: on

    VIRIN:
    Date Created:
    City:
    State:
    Country:
    Biggest Explosion on JBLM in over a Decade

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

    09.13.2023

    Photo by Spc. Austin Steinborn 

    5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment   

    Multiple cratering charges are detonated by U.S. Army combat engineers, assigned to B Company, 23rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, during heavy demolition training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 13, 2023. The training consisted of confidence charges, demolition area clearance, urban breaching, bangalore shots on concertina wire obstacles, shaped charges, and cratering charges. The result was the biggest explosion on JBLM in over a decade by using the shaped and cratering charges. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Austin Steinborn)

    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 09.13.2023
    Date Posted: 09.18.2023 17:35
    Photo ID: 8028623
    VIRIN: 230913-A-MH953-1296
    Resolution: 3216x2144
    Size: 4.28 MB
    Location: JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, US

    Web Views: 147
    Downloads: 14

    PUBLIC DOMAIN