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    EOD Technicians Make Ranges Safer Places to Train [Image 5 of 8]

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    Two military personnel in USMC MARPAT desert camouflage uniforms are working with equipment near a wooden crate in an arid, desert environment. They appear to be handling wire or cable components, possibly related to a training or field exercise. The setting includes mountainous terrain and clear blue skies consistent with a southwestern U.S. desert location.

    TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    07.14.2009

    Photo by Cpl. Monica Erickson 

    Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

    Gunnery Sgt. Kenneth Blankenship and Staff Sgt. Jacob E. Wimer, Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians, put together fuses for the Composition 4 plastic explosive blocks during a sweep of Combat Center Range 401, Jule 14. All the unexploded munitions EOD technicians found on the range were detonated with C-4 to make the range safe.

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    Date Taken: 07.14.2009
    Date Posted: 07.17.2009 14:41
    Photo ID: 188349
    VIRIN: 090714-M-5728E-154
    Resolution: 3888x2592
    Size: 4.27 MB
    Location: TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US
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    Two military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are inspecting what appear to be bunker or tunnel entrances built into rocky hillsides in an arid desert environment. The structures feature plywood framing around openings cut into the rocky terrain, suggesting recently constructed or simulated fortifications. The setting appears to be a training range or exercise area based on the constructed nature of the structures.
    A person wearing tan/khaki military-style clothing and desert boots is kneeling on dry, rocky ground. A small object, possibly a mortar round or similar munition, is partially visible in the disturbed soil near their knee. The setting appears to be an arid, desert environment.
    A military personnel wearing MARPAT desert camouflage uniform is crouched down examining rocky, gravelly terrain. The individual appears to be inspecting or searching the ground closely, possibly conducting an EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) assessment or site investigation. The setting appears to be an arid, rocky environment consistent with a combat or training zone.
    The image shows multiple unexploded ordnance (UXO) items laid out on rocky, arid ground, likely for documentation or disposal purposes. The munitions appear to include mortar rounds and rocket-propelled projectiles in varying sizes and conditions. This appears to be an EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) or military documentation scene.
    Two military personnel in USMC MARPAT desert camouflage uniforms are working with equipment near a wooden crate in an arid, desert environment. They appear to be handling wire or cable components, possibly related to a training or field exercise. The setting includes mountainous terrain and clear blue skies consistent with a southwestern U.S. desert location.
    A military sergeant identified by name tape as 'SGT NGUYEN' is kneeling on rocky desert terrain and handling what appear to be munitions or ordnance components laid out on the ground. The soldier is wearing a tan/khaki uniform, tactical gloves, and dark sunglasses. The setting appears to be an arid desert training or operational environment with rocky hills visible in the background.
    An explosion is occurring in an arid, desert terrain with rocky hills in the background. The blast produces a large column of tan/brown dust and smoke rising vertically, accompanied by a distinctive pink/red colored smoke dispersing horizontally. This appears consistent with a controlled detonation or military training exercise, as indicated by the colored smoke marker.
    A large explosion with an orange fireball and billowing smoke cloud is visible in an arid desert environment. The detonation appears to occur near a dirt road or berm, with what appears to be concertina wire or barrier material visible at the base of the blast. The surrounding terrain is dry, rocky, and sparsely vegetated with a hillside visible in the background.

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