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CEIA CMD ground search detectors spotted in US Army training during African Lion 26

CEIA CMD ground search detector being used in training during African Lion 26 in Morocco. DVIDS

CEIA CMD ground search metal detectors were spotted being used in US Army EOD training during African Lion 26 at Cap Draa, Tan-Tan, Morocco, on 21 April.

In the training, US Army explosive ordnance disposal specialists assigned to the 734th Explosive Ordnance Company, 3rd EOD Battalion, 71st EOD Group, 20th CBRNE Command, demonstrated improvised explosive device detection techniques to US soldiers assigned to the Combat Engineer Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Mobile Brigade Combat Team (Airborne).

CEIA's CMD ground search metal detectors are among the most widely used by military personnel in the world. The standard CMD detector is a "very high performance, high-sensitivity" unit that is designed to detect "metal and minimum-metal content targets in conductive and non-conductive soils, including laterite and magnetite".

"The training built foundational proficiency in detecting, identifying and mitigating IED threats," according to DVIDS, "equipping combat engineers with the awareness and response skills necessary to protect friendly forces and maintain freedom of movement in contested environments".

African Lion 26 is US. Africa Command's largest annual joint exercise, designed to strengthen collective security capabilities of the US, African nations and global allies.

Led by US Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) from 20 April to 8 May 2026, and hosted in Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana and Senegal, African Lion 26 involves over 5,600 civilian and military personnel from more than 40 nations.

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