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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Winniford uses a metal rod as he checks a pothole for mines.
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Winniford uses a metal rod as he checks a pothole for mines on Main Supply Route Tin during a convoy from Camp Al Asad to Al Qaim, Iraq, on April 23, 2005. Winniford is a part of the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Alpha Company Sapper Team, which travels in front of the convoy and searches for any mines.