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Sgt. 1st Class William Shook, from Kennewick, Wash. removes a 122mm rocket tube from a weapons cache. The 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Soldiers uncovered the munitions in a large weapons cache discovered on the afternoon of Sept. 28. Since the 70th Engineer Battalion started excavating, they have unearthed more than 700 mortar rounds ranging from 60mm to 120mm, over 700 rocket-propelled grenades, more than 100 rockets, and 51,000 rounds 14.5mm of anti-aircraft ammunition. The Soldiers also found several mortar tubes, various explosives, small arms, homemade rocket launchers, wires and timing devices. The weapons cache was uncovered by 2nd Platoon, C Company 70th Engineer Battalion after they searched a truck that matched a vehicle used in previous attacks. The 70th Engineer Bn. is deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 3 with 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division. (Photo by: Staff Sgt. Kevin Bromley, 100th MPAD, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division PAO)
| Date Taken: | 09.28.2005 |
| Date Posted: | 10.06.2005 13:41 |
| Photo ID: | 10669 |
| Resolution: | 1500x2100 |
| Size: | 1.09 MB |
| Location: | TAJI, IQ |
| Web Views: | 249 |
| Downloads: | 28 |
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Task Force Baghdad engineers find big weapons cache
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