Photo Essays
Engineer Soldiers Conduct a Controlled Fire
U.S. Army Sgt. Whitney Houston sits in a Stryker armored vehicle decorated with a hint of patriotism, en route to a controlled fire mission, Tarmiyah, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2008. Houston is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Public Affairs Office. U.S. Army soldiers take a knee along with Iraqi army soldiers after combing through a thicket of reeds near Tarmiyah, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 66th Engineer Company. The sweep was in preparation for a controlled fire to eliminate reeds that were interfering with visibility.U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Robbins uses a flame thrower to burn down reeds that have reduced visibility of the surrounding area to a nearby Iraqi Army outpost near Tarmiyah, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2008. Robbins is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 66th Engineer Company.A U.S. Army soldier copes with the overwhelming heat that comes with operating a flame thrower, while working together with Iraqi soldiers in conducting a controlled fire to clear high brush so that an Iraqi outpost nearby has clear visibility of the area, near Tarmiyah, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 66th Engineer Company. A U.S. Army soldier uses a flame thrower to engulf a field of reeds and high brush in flames, while working together with Iraqi soldiers in conducting a controlled fire to clear high brush so that an Iraqi outpost nearby has clear visibility of the area, near Tarmiyah, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 66th Engineer CompanyU.S. Army soldiers haul a tank of flammable petroleum gel which is dispensed by a flame thrower, while working together with Iraqi soldiers in conducting a controlled fire to clear high brush so that an Iraqi outpost nearby has clear visibility of the area, near Tarmiyah, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 66th Engineer Company.U.S. Army Capt. Joe Byrnes, Staff Sgt. Moises Ramirez, and Staff Sgt. Ariel Romero, guide a bulldozer into a reed field to create fire breaks, while working together with Iraqi soldiers in conducting a controlled fire to clear high brush so that an Iraqi outpost nearby has clear visibility of the area, near Tarmiyah, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2008. Byrnes and Romero are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 66th Engineer Company.
U.S. Army Sgt. Whitney Houston sits in a Stryker armored vehicle decorated with a hint of patriotism, en route to a controlled fire mission, Tarmiyah, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2008. Houston is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Public Affairs Office.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Herrera