How to Destroy an IED - Pictures of the Week
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Senior Airman Scott White, 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron/EOD, deployed to Iraq from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and native of Las Cruces, N.M., tapes a chemlight to a package of C-4 explosives before sending a Talon robot to inspect a possible improvised explosive device, June 28, 2006. The IED was found by an Army infantry unit traveling a road southwest of Baghdad, Iraq. Senior Airman White and two other explosive ordinance technicians were called to the scene to clear the area. The C-4 will be used to detonate the IED once it is found. All photos by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Ferguson.
Senior Airman Scott White, 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron/EOD, deployed to Iraq from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and native of Las Cruces, N.M., prepares a Talon robot before sending the robot to inspect a possible improvised explosive device, or IED, June 28, 2006.
Senior Airman Scott White, 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron/EOD, deployed to Iraq from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and native of Las Cruces, N.M., controls a Talon robot to inspect a possible improvised explosive device, June 28, 2006. EOD technicians were called to the scene when an Army infantry unit discovered a wire protruding from a mound in the middle of a road southwest of Baghdad, Iraq. The robot is remote controlled and acts as the hands and eyes of the EOD technicians.
Military members seek cover as an improvised explosive device, detonates unexpectedly during location and inspection June 28, 2006. Explosive ordnance disposal technicians were called to the scene when an Army infantry unit discovered a wire protruding from a mound in the middle of a road southwest of Baghdad, Iraq. The IED detonated while explosive ordnance disposal technicians were inspecting the mound with their Talon robot, destroying the robot and making the road impassable. The robots are remote controlled and are the hands and eyes of EOD technicians, keeping individuals a safe distance away from a blast. There were no injuries or deaths due to the blast.