WEAPONS DETONATION ~ A Defend America Photo Essay [largest cache uncovered yet in Iraq]

Defend America ^ | Feb. 11, 2004

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

 

 WEAPONS   DETONATION

Explosions rock Al Fathah Air Field in Iraq, as Army engineers and Air Force explosive ordnance disposal personnel detonate a weapons cache, Feb. 5, 2004. An estimated 2 million pounds of explosives were left at the air field by the former Saddam Hussein regime, making the weapons cache at Al Fathah the largest uncovered by the coalition. The cache is being destroyed at an average of 100,000 pounds per day. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe

 

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The nose of one of the bombs is rigged with C4 explosive for detonation,

Feb. 5, 2004. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe             

              

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Coalition forces at Al Fathah Air Field, Iraq, experiment with a new method of destroying the munitions. They are using locally contracted heavy machinery to bury the bombs before detonating and destroying them, in hopes of reducing the risk of fragmentation falling on nearby villages. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe

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Local contractors use heavy machinery to bury the bombs before detonating and destroying them. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe

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U.S. Army engineers prepare to detonate explosives found at Al Fathah Air Field, Iraq , Feb. 5, 2004. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe

 

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Engineers detonate some of the largest single weapons cache uncovered by the coalition, Feb. 5, 2004. U.S. Air Force photo by Sgt. J. A.  Wolfe    

 

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[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Engineers detonate some of the largest single

 weapons cache uncovered by the coalition, Feb. 5, 2004.

 

 Origins of the EOD

Explosive Ordnance Disposal
The FReeper Foxhole   

 

 EOD guys, ping !  

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[GOP_1900AD]

I wonder how well these caches are being searched for Bio and Chem munitions prior to being destroyed? I know in GW 1 we ended up mistakenly detonating some of the "evidence." Are we blowing up our own chances to shut up the anti Bush crowd?

[finnman69]

Would you really want to be the bulldozer driver?

[fso301]

Cool but I need more pictures before I can form an opinion.

[MEG33]

If we found anything,it wouldn't be enough to silence the critics.We lost two soldiers recently preparing to dispose of this kind of thing.What they do is so dangerous.

[colorado tanker]

It blowed up real good.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

Pyromaniac wet dream.

I do not get to blow up enough stuff.

I am demolition-deprived.

[gunnrmike]

Hoo Yah EOD!!!! Like my tagline says.......

[colorado tanker]

I'd like the blowing up part a lot. I'm not so sure about the getting the stuff to where you blow it up part. :)

[b4its2late]

Even

KABOOM!!! as a description doesn't do it justice...

[Cannoneer No. 4]

FAHR na HOLE! FAHR na HOLE! FAHR na HOLE!

KA-BOOOOOOOOM!!!!!

[Joe Brower]

EOD ping!

[snarkpup]

I've had this idea for an amusement park: It would have large areas of land where members of the public could rent and play around with heavy machinery like earthmovers, bulldozers and back hoes. The park would also feature a public blasting range.

[AngryJawa]

I'm not so sure about the getting the stuff to where you blow it up part. :)

Yup. I'm a long-time member of the "blow it up where you found it" school.

The explosion is nice, but the shockwave is where it's at.

[AngryJawa]

The park would also feature a public blasting range.

"Hi there. Welcome to Snarkpup's Blast-o-Rama. I'll just need you to sign this little waiver...

[BlessedByLiberty]

I'm just happy that Hussein had nothing in his arsenal that could ever hurt anyone. I mean really could these bombs be used against his own people or something? :)

[Defender2]

Thanks for the PING, Ragtime Cowgirl!!!!:-)

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for the link Ragtime Cowgirl.

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks for the ping Sam! Things that go BOOM!!!