M.A.C.E. in Afghanistan

22 Mar 2018 | Jet Fabara The Official United States Marine Corps Public Website

When ingenuity and engineering meet in the combat zone -- designs like the Mobile Area Cordon Equipment stop would-be attackers in their tracks.

Conceptualized by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Terran Mace, Georgian Liason Team joint fires observer, whose unit experienced a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonation outside of Bagram Airfield September 2017, the MACE device is designed to keep U.S. and coalition servicemembers safe within a cordon.

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