Midwest » improvised explosive devices http://blog.midwestind.com Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:52:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Threat of Unpaved Roads in Afghanistan http://blog.midwestind.com/2009/12/the-threat-of-unpaved-roads-in-afghanistan/ http://blog.midwestind.com/2009/12/the-threat-of-unpaved-roads-in-afghanistan/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:10:47 +0000 Bob Vitale http://blog.midwestind.com/?p=134

This CNN Q&A regarding the war in Afghanistan struck a chord with me.  The environmental difficulties our troops encounter is really unimaginable for most of us. Just reading this list of questions and answers caused me to stop and pause, almost tasting the “choking sandstorms” soldiers weather in the summer. In just a few sentences regarding their challenges, you cannot but be affected by the condition of unpaved roads and the threat they pose to our troops; much is being done and much more needs done to counter these conditions.  Midwest has helped the military in the past with similar dust issues, as illustrated by Major Steven A. Baker in this article published in Engineer – The Professional Bulletin of Army Engineers.

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