300 Army Combat Engineers deploy to Iraq

Members of the 321st Engineer Battalion on a previous deployment

In Iraq, they are the enemy's preferred method of attack: roadside bombs, IEDs, or improvised explosive devices.

America's military leaders call IEDs the insurgents' most effective weapon and the largest single source of casualties for U.S. troops in Iraq.

Finding the IEDs before they kill is one of the biggest challenges facing the United States military and its coalition partners.

This weekend, 300 combat engineers from Idaho deployed to Iraq to join the fight against IEDs -- and it will be dangerous duty.

"This is definitely a job that has hazards," said Capt. John Vogt with the Boise-based 321st Engineer Battalion. "We've taken a lot of factors into account to mitigate that risk. The men are ready to go out there are take care of them."

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