Route clearance patrol keeps roads safe

KHOWST PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

05.23.2011

Photo by Spc. Tobey White 

Combined Joint Task Force 1 - Afghanistan

U.S. Army Sgt. Edward Novak, a team chief with A Company, Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and a native of Nashville, N.C., removes an object from a vehicle’s claw, a remotely controlled device Soldiers use to investigate improvised explosive devices, during a route clearance patrol May 23, in Khowst province, Afghanistan. Route clearance patrols clear IEDs to allow other units in the province freedom of movement. With a limited of route clearance companies assigned to the 3rd BCT, 1st Inf. Div., the soldiers are constantly busy ensuring the routes are clear of possible dangers.

• Date Taken: 05.23.2011
• Date Posted: 05.24.2011 20:08
• Photo ID: 406455
• VIRIN: 110523-A-FC231-002
• Resolution: 1800x1042
• Size: 443.58 KB
• Location: KHOWST PROVINCE, AF