Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians prepare for a controlled detonation by taking inventory of the number of boxes of C-4 they have available Nov. 23, 2009, at Mahmudiyah, Iraq. The purpose of the control detonation is to mitigate explosives hazards and limit the enemy's warfighting capabilities in Iraq. The EOD Airmen are from the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, deployed to Mahmudiyah, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence)