 Marines and sailors from Camp Lejeune's Second Combat Engineer Battalion recently destroyed a reported improvised explosive device factory in Ladar, Afghanistan. The Marines leveled the bazaar the factory was hidden in using a series of 35 line charges. Bulldozers then cleared resulting debris. Several secondary explosions confirmed the bazaar was home to several IEDs. The Second Combat Engineer Battalion's Charlie Company, First Lieutenant Chase Wheeler said a root clearing platoon will follow up to clear any remaining IEDs. Marines plan to offer the local residents help removing the rubble while Georgian soldiers provide security to the area during construction of the new bazaar. From Washington, I'm Private First Class, John Tucker.