170503-N-HW977-027 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (May 3, 2017) Sam Larter, left, and Mike Button, support contractors, and Chi Phan, a Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Corona Division Detachment Fallbrook Expeditionary Systems Evaluation Division (RS40) engineer, set up high-speed video equipment during a test and evaluation of the Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System (APOBS). APOBS is a length of detonating cord with attached grenades that is carried over an obstacle or minefield by a rocket to clear a safe path. NSWC Corona personnel collected data, while Marines from 1st Combat Engineer Ba


170503-N-HW977-027 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (May 3, 2017) Sam Larter, left, and Mike Button, support contractors, and Chi Phan, a Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Corona Division Detachment Fallbrook Expeditionary Systems Evaluation Division (RS40) engineer, set up high-speed video equipment during a test and evaluation of the Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System (APOBS). APOBS is a length of detonating cord with attached grenades that is carried over an obstacle or minefield by a rocket to clear a safe path. NSWC Corona personnel collected data, while Marines from 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Calif., and Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians, based in San Diego, Calif., provided critical support in preparing and executing the system. ( Navy photo by Greg Vojtko/Released) 170503-N-HW977-027 by NAVSEA Corona


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