Engineers thwart culvert attacks

Courtesy Photo | Coalition forces with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) are currently building three different sizes of Culvert Denial Systems to inhibit insurgents from placing improvised explosive devices inside drainage pipes that allow water to flow under roadways, March 24.  

CAMP LEATHERNECK, AFGHANISTAN

03.24.2011

Story by Staff Sgt. Theresa Seng 

II Marine Expeditionary Force   

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Afghans residing in Regional Command Southwest’s area of operation, as well as coalition forces who work in the area, now can be less wary of improvised explosive devices hidden in culverts.

Marines and sailors with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) recently began using Culvert Denial Systems, which are rebar cages set in concrete, as a deterrent for IED positioning inside drainage pipes that allow water to flow under roadways.

The cages currently in use are designed in three different sizes and make roads in southwestern Afghanistan safer to travel on.

• Date Taken: 03.24.2011
• Date Posted: 03.24.2011 11:42
• Story ID: 67663
• Location: CAMP LEATHERNECK, AF