Marines in the Helmand province pushing out the Taliban, NATO forces adapting to inventive attacks from their enemies, one unit of Marines ending their tour in Afghanistan, celebrities entertaining the troops as part of the USO tour, and a husband and wife who both serve as Apache helicopter pilots.
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Story and photos by Sgt. Scott Whittington
2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment draws enemy out to fight
MIAN POSHTAY, Helmand Province, Afghanistan – Around here, some Marines say a quiet day is a boring day, and a day they clash with the enemy, while unwelcome, is more personally satisfying.
A squad of Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, [...]
Story and photos by Gunnery Sgt. Chris W. Cox
KHOSRABAD, Helmand Province, Afghanistan – Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment provided medical assistance to a young boy and a man who had been injured when an IED meant for their patrol prematurely detonated here, Aug. 23.
“We were patrolling through an area we’d been in quite [...]
Cpl. Richard Rupe questions two local Afghan men at a vehicle checkpoint in Nawa District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 10, 2009. Rupe is a 24-year-old motor transport operator from Las Vegas deployed with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marines are conducting security patrols in the area to speak with the local populace to identify [...]
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson, right, the commander of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade–Afghanistan, talks with Lt. Col. William McCollough, the commander of 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, July 6, 2009, at Patrol Base Jaker in the Nawa district of the Helmand province of Afghanistan. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. William Greeson, U.S. Marine [...]
Ongoing Operation in Afghan Province Kills 220 Enemy Fighters
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2008 – Afghan and coalition forces have killed more than 220 militants during operations in Afghanistan’s Helmand province since Aug. 25, military officials reported.
Attacked repeatedly by militants with small-arms and heavy-weapons fire during multiple engagements, the Afghan and coalition soldiers have [...]
Dozens of Militants Killed, Four Detained During Operations in Afghanistan
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 13, 2008 – at least 40 insurgents during an ongoing operation in Afghanistan’s Helmand province yesterday, military officials said.
The fight began when insurgent forces attacked an Afghan and coalition security patrol yesterday in Sangin district. From multiple concealed and fortified positions, [...]
Marines Launch New Attack in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 1, 2008 – Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit from Camp Lejeune, N.C., and British forces of Task Force Helmand launched a new operation in the southern portion of Afghanistan’s Helmand province today.
British forces pushed south from one of their forward operating [...]
Several Militants Killed in Afghanistan Operation
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2007 – Several militants were killed yesterday during a coalition operation to disrupt foreign-fighter and weapons facilitation networks in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, military officials reported.
In the Garmsir district of Helmand province, coalition forces targeted an individual believed to be associated with weapons smuggling operations [...]
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