a us marine from 2/3 fox company keeps watch through binoculars on a hilltop during a patrol in helmand province, southern afghanistan, on september 21, 2009. the top us and nato commander in afghanistan, general stanley mcchrystal, has warned president barack obama in a confidential report that the war against the taliban could be lost within a year without more troops. (david furst / afp / ***** images)
u.s. marines from bravo company, 1/5 marines, 2nd meb, sit around a table inside combat outpost spin ghar, in nawa district, aynak village, helmand province, southern afghanistan, monday, sept. 21, 2009. (ap / brennan linsley)
pacific ocean (sept. 21, 2009) marines from fleet antiterrorism security team pacific practice target shooting and force protection team maneuvers on the main deck of the amphibious command ship uss blue ridge (lcc 19). (u.s. navy photo by mass communication specialist 3rd class charles t. green/released)
pacific ocean (sept. 21, 2009) marines from fleet antiterrorism security team pacific practice target shooting on the main deck of the amphibious command ship uss blue ridge (lcc 19). (u.s. navy photo by mass communication specialist 3rd class charles t. green/released)
per oggi è tutto, buonanotte!!u.s. marines assigned to headquarters company, regimental combat team (rct) 3 take part in the marine corps martial arts program at camp dwyer in helmand province, afghanistan, sept. 18, 2009. rct-3 is deployed in order to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with afghan security forces in southern afghanistan. (u.s. marine corps photo by sgt. pete thibodeau/released)![]()