| "The devil dogs of the First Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Babylon got a hand at clearing up some hidden mines, when a special team of mine sniffing dogs and civilian mine clearing experts based out of Mozambique came to their aid. The Quick Reaction Demining Force responded to Camp Babylon after three Marines were injured due to unexploded bombs. This team of mine clearing experts' mission is to clean up minefields and unexploded bombs around the world. Originally set up with the help of the United States State Department and the government of Mozambique, the QRDF has been getting rid of mine fields in hot spots all around the world. When Al Hillah became one of those hot spots, the coalition partners from Mozambique showed up at the Marines' front gate. Once the team was called, they cleared more than 100,000 square meters of ground in three fields and 150 mines in the Al Hillah area. According to Merlin Clark, project manager for the QRDF, a second team has already cleared more than 380,000 square meters near Baghdad. |