WEAPONS SEARCH U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Halfaker breaks up the hardened desert earth to allow easier digging for Sgt. Joshua Adkins and Spc. Julius Thomas in Basra, Iraq, June 4, 2010. The mission was conducted to search for weapons caches abandoned during the Gulf War in the 1990's. The soldiers are assigned to the Guardians Maneuver Element, 17th Fires Brigade. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.07 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 232863-I-AHG64-163.jpg Photo Gallery