ICE for IED(s)

Military members and civilian engineers have developed a New Device that counters terrorism, keeps troops alive. I found this refreshing with the negative reporting about logistical support for our military members and their "impending doom" -- liberal "anti-war" nimrods' words. This just demonstrates how little reporters know about what is actually being done behind the scenes to support our troops on the ground... Happy for the the troops and to the men and women that develop these things -- God bless 'em, wish we had more like 'em. Some excerpts from "The Guard Experience":

7/21/05, WASHINGTON - The Army has developed a new device to thwart terrorist activities while saving service members' lives.
The Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Countermeasure Equipment, otherwise known as ICE, was developed by a team of engineers, scientists and Soldiers at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to defeat IEDs, which are the most prominent threat to deployed service members in Iraq.
The ICE device, which is roughly the size of a bread box uses commercial and military technology to thwart enemy IEDs said MAJ Raymond D. Pickering, who helped lead the ICE design team at White Sands during its development. Thousands of ICE systems are being utilized by all of the military services, and thousands of more are on order according to Pickering.

(Hat tip: Mudville Gazette)