M211/M212 Flares
“The M211/M212 flares saved my life while I was deployed. Thank you and everyone on your team."
- Brigadier General Clay L. Newman, then ARDEC Commander, upon his return from Iraq in December 2003

Bunker Defeat Munition (a.k.a. SMAW-D)
"SMAW-D is an awesome weapon. I recommend this weapon to anybody that is going into combat in Afghanistan. The SMAW-D not only destroyed a bunker, but also made the cave network collapse. My only regret is that we could not carry enough of them."
- Staff Sergeant Lonnie Schultz, leader of a squad during Operation Anaconda, in the August 2003 issue of National Defense Magazine

Antipersonnel Obstacle Breaching System (APOBS)
“The new system (APOBS) is awesome. It takes so much less manpower to move it. It creates a better footpath and is more accurate.”
- Sgt. Nathan Schnarre of the 135th Combat Engineer Company of Lawrenceville, Illinois