Telescoping Poles
TBMG-14457
08/01/2012
- Content
U.S. Army and Marine troops have cultivated a creative, lifesaving technology out of heavy-duty telescoping poles. The CMD fiberglass telescoping push/pull rods, normally used for cable and wire management applications, are being modified by some U.S. troops deployed in Afghanistan to create a special tool that effectively locates, digs up, and disables deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
- Citation
- "Telescoping Poles," Mobility Engineering, August 1, 2012.