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A Navy Talon 3B robot approaches a claymore land mine on a sand dune during a training exercise at a training range in Djibouti, Africa, on April 14, 2005. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from Mobile Unit 4 operate the robot from safe locations through the use of monitors and video equipment attached to the robot. The robot is designed for the search and destruction of Improvised Explosive Device's as well as other explosive ordnance commonly found throughout Iraq.

A Navy Talon 3B robot approaches a claymore land mine.

A Navy Talon 3B robot approaches a claymore land mine on a sand dune during a training exercise at a training range in Djibouti, Africa, on April 14, 2005. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from Mobile Unit 4 operate the robot from safe locations through the use of monitors and video equipment attached to the robot. The robot is designed for the search and destruction of Improvised Explosive Device's as well as other explosive ordnance commonly found throughout Iraq.

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