Marine combat engineers repair Iraq's roadways [Image 1 of 5]

FALLUJAH, IRAQ

05.25.2006

Photo by Sgt. Stephen Holt 

1st Marine Logistics Group

During a route repair mission, Cpl. Dereck L. Spivey, a 24-year-old-native of Greensboro, N.C., shovels dirt from the back of a dump truck on May 25, 2006. The threat of improvised explosive devices is one of the main reasons the Marines conduct route repairs. Not only are they a hazard to military convoys, but the craters created when an IED explodes provides insurgents with a hiding spot to place future devices. The roads Charlie Company, commonly referred to as "Hell-Bent Charlie" and part of Combat Logistics Battalion 5 based at Camp Fallujah, work on are often traveled by Iraqi citizens, but are also used by American service members and Iraqi Security Forces. (Official USMC photograph by Cpl. Stephen Holt 060525-M-0293H-001. Released.)

• Date Taken: 05.25.2006
• Date Posted: 05.31.2006 10:00
• Photo ID: 22086
• VIRIN: 060525-M-0293H-001
• Resolution: 3504x2336
• Size: 7.11 MB
• Location: FALLUJAH, IQ