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[Base: Tallil Air Base - Dhi Qar - Iraq]
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Rockets, mortars, and bags of repellant, found buried in the outskirts of the city were found by an interpreter, working with Marines from 2d Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1ST Marine. The weapons were then stacked by the Marines and by Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6 and then destroyed with C-4. 2d Marine Division is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to conduct counter-insurgency operations to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces; support the continued development of Iraqi Security Force; support Iraqi reconstruction and democratic elections; and to facilitate the creation of a secure environment that enables Iraqi self-reliance and...
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A controlled detonation blasts at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. Explosive ordnance disposal crews use controlled detonations in Afghanistan to dispose of captured ordnance and ammunition. This photo was taken by Sgt. Eric D. Warren, a maintainer for Marine Corps RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicles, currently deployed to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, from Twentynine Palms, Calif. Warren, a native of Winterville, N.C., said he enjoys photography in his spare time. "Most of my spare time is taken up by my love for photography," Warren said. "I've always liked taking photos, but I recently started to get serious about it." (Photo courtesy of Sgt. Eric D. Warren, U.S. Marine Corps).