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Description: U.S. Army Sgt. Kirk Medina, from 759th Explosive Ordinance Disposal, out of Fort Erwin, Calif., attached to the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), removes fuse from a Russian-made mine, while working together with soldiers from A Company, 10 Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, to clear a mine field outside of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, June 25, 2003. Since the end of the war in Iraq, a major objective for A Company has been the collection and disposal of Iraqi munitions.
Title: Mine sweep
Credit: Source
Author: U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Gaines
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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