A
squad inadvertently got stuck in a minefield just
over a month ago. We got the call to go out and do
an extraction for them. I took two of my best guys.
They swept their way out to the vehicle. We just marked
and bypassed our way through. [We] found at least
4 mines with the HSTAMIDS (AN/PSS-14), marked them
and continued around them towards the vehicle. Once
we got everyone safely out of the truck, we brought
in a MCAP dozer to clear around the truck. Every mark
on the ground was a mine. Everyone was extremely impressed.
- SFC, US Army
“The -14 is getting rave reviews
from the field.” -US Army PM
“HSTAMIDS [AN/PSS-14] is an
outstanding piece of equipment.” -CPT, EN Commanding
“After
continued use of the HSTAMIDS detector [AN/PSS-14],
it is my opinion that this detector is superior to
all other detectors used by the U.S. Army for area
mine clearance.” -1LT, EN Area Mine Clearance Platoon Leader
“AN/PSS-14
found cache of weapons under the gravel of a dump
truck load TRUCK WITH A METAL BED!! Pretty great performance
! Lets see the AN/PSS-12 (or CEIA) do that ! “ -Col, US Army
“……Every mark on the ground
was a mine. Everyone was extremely impressed.” -SFC, US Army