Capt. Brian Gerschutz, talks to a military reporter about the AV-8B Harrier and Marine operators using the Harrier’s unique contribution to support warfighters on the ground as part of Operation Moshtarak in the city of Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Week 1: Marines Battle Taliban, Secure Key Civic Centers in Marjah
Story and photos by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark
Date: 02.14.2010
Posted: 02.21.2010 06:55
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MARJAH, HELMAND PROVINCE, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – It’s been nearly a week since Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, [...]
Photos by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde
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Marines from 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment provide security in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 19. The Marines and soldiers from the Afghan National Army patrolled through a residential section of the city to carry out [...]
Marine Engineers Pave Historic Path Into Marjeh
Story and photos by Lance Cpl. Walter Marino
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HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Equipped with plastic hollow tubes and water from local canals, the Marines of 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion created a path for 1st Battalion 6th Marine Regiment, into the Taliban stronghold Marjeh.
It was [...]
Marines Near Marjah Hold First Meeting With Elders, Kill Taliban Attackers
Story and photos by Sgt. Brian Tuthill
Date: 02.20.2010
Posted: 02.20.2010 11:45
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HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan – A patrol of Marines and Sailors of Combined Anti-Armor Team 1 and Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, held [...]
Photos by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark
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An Afghan boy stands near Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, after his father asked them for aid in treating his son’s fever Feb. 17 in Marjah, Afghanistan. Several days after coalition forces launched an assault against insurgents [...]
Teufelhunden Battalion Continues Marjah Operation
Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs
Photos by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde
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Corporal Jason Ducote, a fireteam leader with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment uses the scope of his rifle to check out suspicious activity while [...]
Talks to a Reuters TV reporter about the status of Operation Moshtarak, the conditions for the service members in the operation and the accomplishments reached so far in the operation. Part 1 of 2. Afghanistan.
Talks to a Reuters TV reporter about the level of insurgents still in Afghanistan, civilian casualties during an air strike, the [...]
KABUL, Afghanistan (Feb. 17) - The military phase of Operation Moshtarak remains on track. The insurgents are tactically adept, have resilience and are cunning, so continued tactical patience on the part of the combined force is important. Mining is significant in areas, and the combined force must be very deliberate in its movement in order [...]
Photos by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark
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Lance Cpl. [...]
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