011223-N-2383B-509 Kandahar, Afghanistan (Dec. 24, 2001) -- Navy Lt. Mike Runkle of Virginia Beach, Va., assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Mobile Unit Two, Detachment-18 prepares charges to blow up stockpiled ordnance left behind by fleeing Al Qaida troops. Lt. Runkle leads the Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment at a forward operating base in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Navy EOD personnel are conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Johnny Bivera (Released) 011223-N-2383B-509 EOD at work in Afghanistan

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