IED Battle Drill simulator prepares troops for roadside bombs


 

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EDINBURGH — A Humvee held aloft by a hydraulic device rocked with the force of a 155-mm artillery shell.

Following a metallic boom, and as the subsequent smoke cleared, the five soldiers inside the armored vehicle regained their bearings and assessed their situation.

The scene Wednesday at Camp Atterbury was part of a realistic simulation of a military combat patrol derailed by a deadly improvised explosive device.

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