Nine Labrador retrievers and their handlers were certified as explosive detection or ignitable liquid detection K9 teams ...

The stakes were high at Caserma Miotto and Ederle recently as military working dog MWD teams from Germany and Italy gathered for their annual ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — A University of Rhode Island professor has developed a sensor that detects the kind of explosive used in the Paris bombings, to try to stop future attacks. Professor Otto ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – The U.S. Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center, known as DEVCOM CBC, tested collective capabilities to determine if military working ...

(EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.) — On Monday, March 30, El Paso County Sheriff Joseph Roybal announced the acquisition of a new explosives detection canine, the first of its kind for the El Paso County Sheriff ...

The detection of explosive substances is a critical element in ensuring global security, and canine detection continues to be one of the most effective field methods available. Equally important are ...

SEATTLE — K-9 police dogs had their noses put to the test in the National Odor Recognition Testing course Wednesday. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) hosted the course ...

Detection of explosives involves collecting a sample, processing the sample, and ultimately deciding whether explosives are present or not. In order to provide a common vocabulary for subsequent ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Dogs are pretty amazing for plenty of reasons, including for using their sniffers to keep us safe. “In the bomb world, nothing Is like it seems,” said David Saiz, a bomb technician ...

CHICAGO — A TSA explosive detection canine at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport is trading in her leash and vest for some well-deserved rest. After seven years of service, Rhea, a nine-year-old ...

Lexington’s Bryan Station High School on Sunday was a victim of an unsubstantiated threat called “swatting,” in which a prank threat is made to be disruptive or elicit a police response, Principal ...

Suggested Citation: "Appendix B Glossary." National Research Council. 2004. Existing and Potential Standoff Explosives Detection Techniques. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226 ...