170503-N-HW977-155 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (May 3, 2017) Mike Button, support contractor, right, and Jim Bertoch, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Corona Division Detachment Fallbrook Expeditionary Systems Evaluation Division engineer, observe Marines repacking an Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System (APOBS) during a test and evaluation. 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., a
170503-N-HW977-155 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (May 3, 2017) Mike Button, support contractor, right, and Jim Bertoch, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Corona Division Detachment Fallbrook Expeditionary Systems Evaluation Division engineer, observe Marines repacking an Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System (APOBS) during a test and evaluation. 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-HW977-155 by NAVSEA Corona
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