170503-N-HW977-077 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (May 3, 2017) Jim Bertoch, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Corona Division Detachment Fallbrook Expeditionary Systems Evaluation Division (RS40) engineer, center, watches as Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System (APOBS) is unpacked 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
170503-N-HW977-077 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (May 3, 2017) Jim Bertoch, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Corona Division Detachment Fallbrook Expeditionary Systems Evaluation Division (RS40) engineer, center, watches as Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System (APOBS) is unpacked 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-HW977-077 by NAVSEA Corona
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