Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner) happily takes on the lead as the newest sergeant in charge of an elite Explosive Ordnance Disposal team. His special elite team is based in Iraq where in the chaos of war in the city, anyone can be a potential enemy whereas a harmless looking object could be a deadly bomb. Staff Sergeant James is known to be both daring and reckless, with no regards to safety measures. Unknown to his two subordinates, Sergeant JT Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty), they are going to have the surprise of their lifetime when they are both forced to combat in a deadly game.