Not that the Army is asking these techies for tips on how to rid its inboxes of spam or advice on how to uninstall spyware. The stakes are much higher here, with troops asking about the structural integrity of bridges, roads, dams and airfields: Can this structure be safely used after sustaining damage from bombings? If it happens to be booby-trapped, what sort of damage would be sustained if we inadvertently detonate the bomb? Can we land a plane here and be sure we can quickly get it off the ground again? Is there a way we can quickly build our own bridge, road, dam or landing strip? "This is the hardest technical-support job in the world," said Col. James R. Rowan, ERDC's commander. "Lives are almost always at stake when we get a call from the battlefield.
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