Field Manual / Acronyms / IED
IED
ACRONYMImprovised Explosive Device
Improvised Explosive Device: a homemade bomb, often hidden by a road or in rubbish.
On air
“Possible IED in the culvert at the road junction, pulling back. Over.”
“Bravo Two-Two, this is Bravo Six, confirm IED, do not approach. Over.”
In conversation
Look for wires, fresh digging and strange objects that could hide an IED.
The convoy stopped because the lead vehicle spotted a suspected IED.
An IED can be set off by a wire, a radio signal or pressure.