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  • A member of the NYPD bomb squad is fitted with a military-grade bomb suit.
  • Clifford is one of the bomb squad's explosive detection canines.
  • The bomb squad's canine kennel, at the NYPD's bomb range.
  • Det. Mike Garcia at the Bomb Squad office, located in the NYPD's 6th Precinct.
  • A sample of some of the expolsive devices the Bomb Squad has recovered over the years.
  • Lucas is another one of the Bomb Squad's explosive detection canines.
  • Det. Pat LaScala walking his explosive detection dog Clifford in the West Village.
  • Clifford, an explosive detection canine, may be one of the NYPD's best assets, but he's still a dog. Here, he checks out one of the Squad's four-legged neighbors.
  • Sgt. John Ryan and Det. Pat LaScala in the Bomb Squad office during one of the team's long overnight shifts.
  • Ray Clair with his explosive detection dog Lucas. Lucas works, and lives, with Ray 24 hours a day.
  • Members of the Bomb Squad's Team B, from left: Det. Pat LaScala, Det. Johnny Coyle, Det. Mike Garcia, Sgt. John Ryan and Det. Ray Clair.
  • Det. Pat LaScala operating one of the Squad's bomb robots.
  • Det. Mike Garcia posing in front of the wreckage after the Bomb Squad detonated a very small amount of C-4 plastic explosive inside an SUV.
  • Detective Raymond Clair and Detective Patrick LaScala analyze X-rays from a potential bomb in the mailroom of a bank in Manhattan.
  • The NYPD Bomb Squad undergo a training exercise with the Andros F6A bomb defusing robot in their training facility.
  • Detective Raymond Clair prepares a mock bomb for a training exercise at the NYPD Bomb Squad training facility

  • Suit Fitting

    Photograph by Anders Birch/ National Geographic Channels

    A member of the NYPD bomb squad is fitted with a military-grade bomb suit.

  • Meet Clifford

    Photograph by Anders Birch/ National Geographic Channels

    Clifford is one of the bomb squad's explosive detection canines.

  • Canine Kennel

    Photograph by Anders Birch/ National Geographic Channels

    The bomb squad's canine kennel, at the NYPD's bomb range.

  • Bomb Squad Office

    Photograph by Anders Birch/ National Geographic Channels

    Det. Mike Garcia at the Bomb Squad office, located in the NYPD's 6th Precinct.

  • Bomb Memorabilia

    Photograph by Anders Birch/ National Geographic Channels

    A sample of some of the explosive devices the Bomb Squad has recovered over the years.

  • Lucas Sniffs Around

    Photograph by Anders Birch/ National Geographic Channels

    Lucas is another one of the Bomb Squad's explosive detection canines.

  • West Village Stroll

    Photograph by Anders Birch/ National Geographic Channels

    Det. Pat LaScala walking his explosive detection dog Clifford in the West Village.

  • Clifford Finds a Friend

    Photograph by Anders Birch/ National Geographic Channels

    Clifford, an explosive detection canine, may be one of  the NYPD's best assets, but he's still a dog. Here, he checks out one of the Squad's four-legged neighbors.

  • Night Shift

    Photograph by Anders Birch/ National Geographic Channels

    Sgt. John Ryan and Det. Pat LaScala in the Bomb Squad office during one of the team's long overnight shifts.

  • Ray and Lucas

    Photograph by Anders Birch/ National Geographic Channels

    Ray Clair with his explosive detection dog Lucas. Lucas works, and lives, with Ray 24 hours a day.

  • Team Bomb Squad NYC

    Photograph by Anders Birch/ National Geographic Channels

    Members of the Bomb Squad's Team B, from left: Det. Pat LaScala, Det. Johnny Coyle, Det. Mike Garcia, Sgt. John Ryan and Det. Ray Clair.

  • Bomb Squad Robot

    Photograph by Anders Birch/ National Geographic Channels

    Det. Pat LaScala operating one of the Squad's bomb robots.

  • After the Explosion

    Photograph by Anders Birch/ National Geographic Channels

    Det. Mike Garcia posing in front of the wreckage after the Bomb Squad detonated a very small amount of C-4 plastic explosive inside an SUV.

  • Mailroom Bomb

    Photograph by Peter Schnall/ Partisan Pictures/ National Geographic Channels

    Detective Raymond Clair and Detective Patrick LaScala analyze X-rays from a potential bomb in the mailroom of a bank in Manhattan.

  • Training Exercises

    Photograph by Peter Schnall/ Partisan Pictures/ National Geographic Channels

    The NYPD Bomb Squad undergo a training exercise with the Andros F6A bomb defusing robot in their training facility.

  • Mock Bomb

    Photograph by Peter Schnall/ Partisan Pictures/ National Geographic Channels

    Detective Raymond Clair prepares a mock bomb for a training exercise at the NYPD Bomb Squad training facility.

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