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    Fires set in woods, controlled by experts, aid combat training, health of plants, wildlife

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    Fires set in woods, controlled by experts, aid combat training, health of plants, wildlife

    FORT BENNING, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES

    03.09.2004

    Photo by Markeith Horace 

    Fort Moore Public Affairs Office

    FORT BENNING, Ga. – In a March 2004 photo, a member of a Fort Benning prescribed burn crew uses a bulldozer to move a burning dead tree to where it can't spread fire outside the space within which the crew wants to burn. Each year from December through May Fort Benning conducts expertly controlled burns of deadwood and other debris on the forest floor, because it limits interruption of military training and helps Fort Benning's plant and animal life. Before such burns are scheduled, officials here carefully study weather data, including forecasts as to wind direction, and avoid burning at times or places that might lead to smoke carrying to local homes, hospitals, schools, businesses, roadways, or airports.

    (U.S. Army photo courtesy of Directorate of Public Works, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Benning)

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    Date Taken: 03.09.2004
    Date Posted: 11.16.2020 14:34
    Photo ID: 6425295
    VIRIN: 200625-O-IE830-699
    Resolution: 2048x1536
    Size: 1.39 MB
    Location: FORT BENNING, GEORGIA, US

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