THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Slovakian Engineers in Iraq

Slovakian army vehicles convoy to a location near Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq to dispose of unexploded ordnance, Sept. 21, 2006. The first Slovakian Engineers came into Iraq in August 2003 with Multinational Division Central-South. The unit’s primary duties are unexploded ordnance disposal and engineering work. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price

Slovakian army soldiers from the engineering unit at Camp Echo, Iraq, prepare unexploded ordnance for disposal near Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2006 The first Slovakian Engineers came into Iraq in August 2003 with Multinational Division Central-South. The unit’s primary duties are unexploded ordnance disposal and engineering work. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price

A Slovakian army soldier from the engineering unit at Camp Echo, Iraq, places unexploded ordnance in a disposal pile near Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2006. The first Slovakian Engineers came into Iraq in August 2003 with Multinational Division Central-South. The unit’s primary duties are unexploded ordnance disposal and engineering work. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price

A Slovakian army soldier from the engineering unit at Camp Echo, Iraq, prepares to dispose of unexploded ordnance near Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2006. The first Slovakian Engineers came into Iraq in August 2003 with Multinational Division Central-South. The unit’s primary duties are unexploded ordnance disposal and engineering work. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price