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U.S. Army Spc. Murphy digs at an improvised explosive
device (IED) site on June 17th, 2010 to examine the type
of
explosives used by insurgents to attack traffic along the Konar River Valley,
Afghanistan. |
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U.S. Army route clearance vehicle moves along a
dangerous valley road along the Konar River as part of
Operation Bastogne Baaz on June 17th, 2010. |
U.S. Army route clearance vehicles move through a
dangerous valley along the Konar River as part of
Operation Bastogne Baaz. The road is
littered with Afghan civilian vehicles destroyed by IEDs
planted by insurgents. |
U.S. Army combat engineers fill in an IED blast site with boulders and
cement so that traffic can resume along the Konar River
Valley road. |
U.S. Army Soldiers provide security for a route clearance
team using a remote-controlled arm from their vehicle to
search for a suspected IED. |
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U.S. Army route clearance team conducts a search of a
suspected IED site using a
remote-controlled arm from their vehicle on June 17th,
2010. |
U.S. Army Soldiers of the 41st Engineering Company
provide security during a route clearance mission along
the Konar River Valley on June 17th, 2010. |
A team of dismounted U.S. Army engineers advance
ahead of a convoy in the Konar River Valley to detect
and prevent any possible attacks on route clearance
vehicles. |
U.S. Army Soldiers from Route Clearance Patrol 45
(Bastards) roll through an Afghan village to make sure the route
is clear of IEDs. |
U.S. Army Soldiers from Route Clearance Patrol 45
(Bastards) pull into Combat Outpost Nerkh after making
sure a route is clear of IEDs. |
U.S. Army Soldiers from Route Clearance Patrol 45
(Bastards) pray before heading
out on a clearance patrol on June 9th, 2010. |
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