Further Reading

Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) / Booby Traps

References

• TC 20-32-5 Commander's Reference Guide: Land Mine and Explosive Hazards (Iraq)
• 1st Infantry Division Soldier's Handbook To Iraq 1st Infantry Division November 2003 [PDF 3.66 Mb]
• Iraq Purple Book - Operational Support Guide for Joint Service EOD for Iraq Area of Operations NAVEODTECHDIV November 1, 2002
• CALL Handbook 03-33: Convoy Leader Training Handbook Center for Army Lessons Learned November 2003 -- The purpose of this handbook is to provide a quick-reference TTP guide for convoy commanders and their subordinates on how to train for and conduct tactical convoy operations on the asymmetric battlefield in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. [PDF 1.68 Mb]
• Convoy Leader Training Handbook: Revision I 32nd Transportation Group KUWAIT 8 August 2003 -- The purpose of this handbook is to provide a field guide for convoy leaders conducting long haul operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The focus is on planning, preparing and executing operations to counter level I and II threat. [PDF 388 Kb] [MSWord Version 871 Kb]
  
  
• No Silver Bullet to Counter Explosive Devices, Head of Anti-IED Office Says AFPS 07 Sep 2006
• IED Components Moving Across Iraq-Iran Border, General Says AFPS 17 Mar 2006
• Bush Accuses Iran of Helping Iraqi Insurgents Build Better Bombs VOA 13 Mar 2006
• Terrorists Can't "Face Our Forces in Battle," So They Use IEDs, Bush Says AFPS 13 Mar 2006
• Ending IED Threat Remains Top Priority, President Says AFPS 11 Mar 2006
• Rumsfeld Appoints Retired Four-Star to Lead IED Effort 05 Dec 2005
• Surge in IED Attacks Coincides With Iraqi Political Progress AFPS 01 Nov 2005
• IED Conference spotlights 'mine dogs' Army News 25 Aug 2005
• DoD Taps Industry Know-How in Ongoing Counter-IED Efforts AFPS 24 Jan 2006
• New Counter-IED lanes train troops in Kuwait Army News 19 Dec 2005
• IED Center, Task Force to Bridge Gap Between Training Centers, Theater AFPS 07 Dec 2005
• Transcript: News Briefing with PDASD for Public Affairs Lawrence Di Rita and Lt. Gen. James Conway 03 Nov 2005
• U.S. Working To Defuse Threat from Improvised Bombs in Iraq Washington File 03 Nov 2005
• DoD Working to Combat IED Menace AFPS 03 Nov 2005
• Roadside Bombs Cause Increasing Concern in Iraq VOA 28 Sep 2005
• IED Conference spotlights 'mine dogs' Army News 25 Aug 2005
• Joint IED Task Force helping defuse insurgency's threat Army News 18 Jul 2005
• Defeating IEDs Demands Going After Munitions Source AFPS 22 Jun 2005
• Marines Adapt to Protect Against Threats from IEDs AFPS 21 Jun 2005
• U.S. Forces in Iraq Adapt to Reduce IED Threat AFPS 06 May 2005
• IED Conference Looks for Solutions to Save Lives AFPS 04 May 2005
• DoD Joint Task Force Making Progress Against IED Threat AFPS 18 Apr 2005
• IED class improves Soldiers safety Army News 07 Mar 2005
• Armored Humvees, Tactics Address IED Threats AFPS 08 Dec 2004
• Workshop prepares responders for IED threat USMC News 28 Oct 2004