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    A soldier in full combat gear is lying prone on the ground, closely examining or probing the soil with a small tool. The soldier is wearing MultiCam/OCP camouflage uniform, a combat helmet, tactical vest, and backpack. The activity appears consistent with IED detection or ground probing procedures.

    TARIN KOWT, AFGHANISTAN

    09.07.2012

    Photo by Spc. Nevada Jack Smith 

    117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii)

    Sapper Benjamin McDonald, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, Royal Australian Engineers and Brisbane, Australia native, uncovers a buried battery during Operation Kalak Hode 5, a major clearance operation in the Khas Uruzgan district of Afghanistan, Sept. 7, 2012.

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    Date Taken: 09.07.2012
    Date Posted: 09.19.2012 14:20
    Photo ID: 668200
    VIRIN: 120907-A-GM826-167
    Resolution: 2848x4288
    Size: 2.53 MB
    Location: TARIN KOWT, AF
    Hometown: BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, AU
    Hometown: MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AU
    Hometown: TOWNSVILLE, QUEENSLAND, AU
    Web Views: 525
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    A soldier in MultiCam/OCP camouflage uniform and helmet is prone on the ground, closely examining or working on something in the soil. The soldier appears to be conducting a ground-level inspection, possibly related to IED detection or route clearance operations. The setting is an arid, semi-vegetated terrain consistent with a combat or training environment.
    A soldier in full combat gear is lying prone on the ground, closely examining or probing the soil with a small tool. The soldier is wearing MultiCam/OCP camouflage uniform, a combat helmet, tactical vest, and backpack. The activity appears consistent with IED detection or ground probing procedures.
    A soldier in full combat gear and camouflage uniform is lying in a prone position on rocky ground near a dry-stacked stone wall. The soldier appears to be in a tactical overwatch or security position, partially concealed by surrounding vegetation. The setting suggests a rural or semi-rural environment consistent with operational military activity.
    A soldier in full combat gear is in a prone position on rocky ground against a stone wall, with a rifle deployed beside them. The soldier appears to be taking cover or establishing a firing position behind low vegetation. The setting appears to be a rural, mountainous area with dry-stone retaining walls.
    A soldier in full combat gear is seated in a low depression or irrigation ditch within a tree-lined area, likely an orchard. He is wearing Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP/Multicam) uniform and helmet with mounted accessories, and is holding a rifle. The soldier appears relaxed and is smiling.
    A soldier in full combat gear is conducting a ground sweep using a metal detector in what appears to be an orchard or wooded area. The terrain is dry and sandy with scattered vegetation, trees, and irrigation channels or ditches visible. A small yellow marker flag is visible in the foreground, consistent with IED detection or route clearance operations.
    A soldier in full combat gear and camouflage uniform is kneeling on a dirt path beside a mud-brick wall, closely inspecting the ground. The soldier is equipped with a metal detector, which is laid beside them on the path, suggesting an IED or landmine detection operation. The setting appears to be a rural area with green vegetation and trees visible in the background.
    A soldier in multicam/OCP camouflage uniform is kneeling on sandy ground and manually inspecting the soil surface near a mud-brick wall. A metal detector with a circular search coil has been set aside on the ground beside them. The setting appears to be a rural area, consistent with Southwest Asian or Central Asian terrain.
    A soldier in MultiCam/OCP camouflage uniform and tactical gear is kneeling down in a narrow dirt alleyway between mud-brick walls, appearing to inspect or probe the ground. A metal detector or mine-probing rod is visible on the ground beside them. The setting appears to be a rural village environment consistent with Southwest Asian or Central Asian terrain.
    Two soldiers in combat/field uniforms are positioned prone on a grassy embankment alongside a small flowing stream or irrigation canal. The forward soldier is aiming a rifle with an optical scope, while the second soldier is positioned slightly behind and lower on the embankment. The setting is a lush, green environment with dense tree cover in the background.
    A heavily equipped soldier in MultiCam/OCP camouflage pattern is positioned in a seated overwatch posture against a rock or wall, aiming a rifle with an optic attachment. The soldier is wearing full combat gear including a tactical helmet with mounted device, body armor, large rucksack, and a radio antenna visible extending upward. The background shows a rocky stream, green valley, and sparse vegetation consistent with a mountainous rural environment.

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    Tarin Kowt
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