DefenceTalkAll engineer Soldiers train at Fort Leonard Wood, even the four-legged ones. Fort Leonard Wood is home to the Combat Engineer Mine Detection Dog Handlers Course, where combat engineers are trained side-by-side with mine detection dogs, said Sgt. 1st Class John Martin, course noncommissioned officer in charge. The 708-hour course, which earns the engineer the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-engineers-dogs-learning-new-tricks-in-mine-detection-70303/

DefenceTalkSoldiers of the U.S. Army’s Military Police Corps newest military occupational specialty are making history on Fort Leonard Wood. The inaugural company of 31 Kilos, Military Working Dog Handlers, is about to finish phase one of Advanced Individual Training, referred to as AIT. The Soldiers are learning the duties and all-around responsibilities of military police […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-breed-of-us-army-dog-handlers-61080/

DefenceTalkSecurity forces worldwide rely on sophisticated equipment, trained personnel, and detection dogs to safeguard airports and other public areas against terrorist attacks. A revolutionary new electronic chip with nano-sized chemical sensors is about to make their job much easier. The groundbreaking nanotechnology-inspired sensor, devised by Prof. Fernando Patolsky of Tel Aviv University’s School of Chemistry […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nano-sized-chip-sniffs-out-explosives-far-better-than-trained-dogs-60259/