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Sailor Works to Protect Soldiers From Explosives |
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Tuesday, 02 September 2008 |
Original Source: Armed Forces Press Service
Face of Defense: Sailor Works to Protect Soldiers From ExplosivesBy Army Pfc. Christopher McKenna
Special to American Forces Press Service
COMBAT OUTPOST MEADE, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2008 – Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Samuel Solis couldn’t have pictured himself working on Army vehicles in the Iraqi desert when he signed up to become a sailor.
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Samuel Solis monitors one of the systems designed to counter improvised explosive devices in an Army tactical vehicle at Combat Outpost Mead, Iraq, Aug. 24, 2008. He is part of the Joint Counter-Radio-Controlled IED Electronic Warfare Composite Squadron 1, attached to the 101st Airborne Division’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Christopher McKenna, Multinational Division Baghdad
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