A.P. Hill could be home to IED training.A specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. training facility where soldiers will practice tactics for countering roadside bombs, or improvised explosive devices Noun 1. improvised explosive device - an explosive device that is improvised I.E.D., IED explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy , is expected to open at one of the Army's largest training bases, Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. one industry source, this "IED Noun 1. IED - an explosive device that is improvised I.E.D., improvised explosive device explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy training center" could begin operations as early as March 2006. Fort A.P. Hill is located roughly midway between Richmond and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. A base spokesman declined to comment on the IED training center. Last month, the Defense Department announced it would open an "IED training center of excellence" at Fort Irwin, Calif. |
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