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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthony Pousen picks up M-430 High Explosive dual-purpose grenade rounds from their case on Ali Air Base, Iraq, on Nov. 14, 2007. Pousen is assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team, which unloaded nearly 1,800 pounds of expired munitions for demolition to ensure they will not be used against U.S. forces.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthony Pousen picks up M-430 High Explosive dual-purpose grenade rounds from their case on Ali Air Base, Iraq, on Nov. 14, 2007. Pousen is assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team, which unloaded nearly 1,800 pounds of expired munitions for demolition to ensure they will not be used against U.S. forces.

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