First Lt. Duane Ruch, a native of Perryville, Mo., checks his cells phone before giving the order to rig trees with C-4 during a demolitions exercise. Soldiers assigned to A Company, 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, rigged trees with C-4 plastic explosive during a training exercise at Forward Operating Base Sparta on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 21, 2013. The exercise allowed the soldiers to train with demolitions and taking down trees to block enemy advance on roadways. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)
Date Taken: | 03.21.2013 |
Date Posted: | 03.26.2013 16:03 |
Photo ID: | 894833 |
VIRIN: | 130321-F-LX370-788 |
Resolution: | 4256x2832 |
Size: | 6.14 MB |
Location: | JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US |
Hometown: | PERRYVILLE, MISSOURI, US |
Web Views: | 79 |
Downloads: | 12 |
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