The device exploded and immobilized the Army's replacement to the Small Emplacement Excavator, the HMEE. Sgt. Adam Smith Jr., 9th Engineer Battalion, 172nd Infantry Brigade, walked away from the ...

It's the Army's replacement for the Small Emplacement Excavator, which has no armor and was not designed for combat use. "I'm thankful I was in the HMEE and not the SEE," Smith said. Indeed, with ...