A 73,000 pound combat excavator sank about eight feet in the mud after hitting the water table as it was building a berm around the future site of Patrol Base Khanjar, Aug. 17. It took Marines several hours to free the mechanical giant from the spongy muck.
Date Taken: | 08.17.2009 |
Date Posted: | 08.21.2009 02:21 |
Photo ID: | 197041 |
VIRIN: | 090817-M-2517W-166 |
Resolution: | 3504x2336 |
Size: | 1013.78 KB |
Location: | HELMAND PROVINCE, AF |
Web Views: | 676 |
Downloads: | 84 |
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