Army Explosives Team Destroys Roadside Bombs In Iraq

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 26: U.S. Army Sfc. Phillip Herndon (R), from Atlanta, Georgia, remote controls a robot to bring back part of a roadside bomb, also known as an improvised explosive device (IED), to clear it from the streets October 26, 2005 in Baghdad, Iraq. American military deaths in Iraq have now surpassed 2,000, and insurgent IED's are the number one cause of U.S. casualties in the war. The 717th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Company, based in Camp Liberty near the Baghdad Airport primarily uses remote controlled robots called Talons to dismantle the bombs from a safe distance. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)