Thu Nov 12, 7:08 PM ET

An MATV drives a course during a demonstration as Defense Secretary Robert Gates tours Oshkosh Corp. facility in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday vowed to launch a sweeping effort to tackle the growing threat posed by homemade bombs in Afghanistan, the number one killer of US and NATO troops. (AFP/Pool/Alex Brandon)

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