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marines with mine-resistant, ambush-protected company, regimental combat team 3 conduct a convoy to forward operating bases and combat outposts to deliver exchange items, mail and services in helmand province, afghanistan, sept. 19, 2009. regimental combat team 3 is deployed to afghanistan to train and mentor afghan national security forces and help fight counterinsurgency at the request of the afghan government.hires
marines from company g (co. g), battalion landing team 2nd battalion, 5th marines (blt 2/5), 31st marine expeditionary unit (meu), exit a ch-53e super stallion helicopter, discuss and prepare to take on offensive fighting positions during a helicopter raid, sept. 16. the raid served as the final event of the semi-annual meu exercise (meuex). meuex was conducted in preparation for the meu’s fall patrol. (official marine corps photo by lance cpl. michael a. bianco)hires
marines from company g (co. g), battalion landing team 2nd battalion, 5th marines (blt 2/5), 31st marine expeditionary unit (meu) board a ch-53e super stallion helicopter, which will take them to ie shima to conduct a helicopter raid, sept. 16. the helo raid was the final event in the semi-annual meu exercise (meuex). (official marine corps photo by lance cpl. michael a. bianco)hires
marines from company g (co.g), battalion landing team 2nd battalion, 5th marines (blt 2/5), 31st marine expeditionary unit (meu), tactically make their way into the tree-line to reach and secure their objective during a helicopter raid, sept. 16. the raid served as the final event of the semi-annual meu exercise (meuex). meuex was conducted in preparation for the meu’s fall patrol. (official marine corps photo by lance cpl. michael a. bianco)
l'afghanistan non è molto "user friendly", se devono camminare tanto e salire sulle montagne che ho visto nei video non si può dire che abbiano torto.
beh, l'ideale sarebbe essere comodi e super protetti, ma dovendo scegliere se ci pensi date le lunghe distanze da coprire e la frequenza di combattimenti in campo aperto conviene essere mobili e protetti dal fuoco in arrivo piuttosto che impacciati anche se protetti meglio dalle schegge (come con l'mtv)
cpl. michael vanwinkle fires his m9 pistol at targets during a live-fire exercise here, sept. 20. vanwinkle and the rest of reconnaissance platoon, battalion landing team 2/4, 11th marine expeditionary unit, were in hawaii sept. 17-22 for final training before deploying with the 11th marine expeditionary unit sept. 24.
u.s. marine lance cpl. shawn brown, of las vegas, nev., of bravo company, 1st battalion 5th marines, mans a machine gun post, looking for threats during a firefight in the distance, in nawa district, helmand province, southern afghanistan, friday, sept. 25, 2009. (ap / brennan linsley)
u.s. marine lance cpl. john embry replaces his weapon after cleaning it following an eight-hour patrol and firefight in which one man was wounded, in nawa district, helmand province, southern afghanistan, friday, sept. 25, 2009. (ap / brennan linsley)
a u.s. marine machine gun post for bravo company, 1st battalion 5th marines, pictured inside a small base known as the western op, in nawa district, helmand province, southern afghanistan, friday, sept. 25, 2009. (ap / brennan linsley)
u.s. marines eat chow after an eight-hour patrol and firefight in which one man was wounded, in nawa district, helmand province, southern afghanistan, friday, sept. 25, 2009. (ap / brennan linsley)
reconnaissance marines check each others’ parachutes while preparing for a jump over marine corps base hawaii, kaneohe bay sept. 19. the 11th marine expeditionary unit’s reconnaissance platoon practiced parachuting and other methods of insertion sept. 17-22.
(official u.s. marine corps photo by sgt. scott biscuiti)
petty officer 3rd class patrick terrassa, a special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman with reconnaissance platoon, battalion landing team 2/4, readies his dive equipment for a refresher dive in kaneohe bay, hawaii, sept. 17. members of the platoon practiced methods of insertion during their training sept. 17-22.
sgt. shawn reynolds waits for commands before engaging targets during a live-fire exercise here, sept. 20. reynolds and the rest of reconnaissance platoon, battalion landing team 2/4, 11th marine expeditionary unit, were in hawaii sept. 17-22 for final training before deploying with the 11th marine expeditionary unit sept. 24.
marines with the 11th marine expeditionary unit’s reconnaissance platoon fire their weapons here sept. 20. the marines were in hawaii sept. 17-22 for final training before deploying with the meu sept. 24.
navy corpsman hm3 nicholas rudy, of oakwood, ohio, right, walks with translator sayid massoud of afghanistan, during a patrol with u.s. marines from bravo company, 1st battalion 5th marines, in nawa district, helmand province, southern afghanistan, sunday, sept. 27, 2009.
during a patrol with u.s. marines from bravo company, 1st battalion 5th marines, navy corpsman hm3 nicholas rudy, of oakwood, ohio, applies a dressing to an afghan boy's injured foot, at the request of the boy's father, in nawa district, helmand province, southern afghanistan, saturday, sept. 26, 2009.
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a marine with the 11th marine expeditionary unit’s reconnaissance platoon removes a fragmentation grenade from his grenade pouch prior to conducting a live-fire exercise here sept. 20. the platoon was in hawaii sept. 17-22 for final training before deploying with the meu sept. 24.
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cpl. joe missildine tosses a fragmentation grenade during a live-fire exercise here sept. 20. missildine and other marines from reconnaissance platoon, battalion landing team 2/4, 11th marine expeditionary unit, practiced insertion methods and conducted live-fire weapon shoots sept. 17-22 for final training before deploying with the meu sept. 24.
(official u.s. marine corps photo by sgt. scott biscuiti)
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sgt. anthony jacks emplaces a claymore mine during a live-fire exercise here sept. 20. jacks and other marines from reconnaissance platoon, battalion landing team 2/4, 11th marine expeditionary unit, practiced insertion methods and conducted live-fire weapon shoots sept. 17-22 for final training before deploying with the meu sept. 24.
(official u.s. marine corps photo by sgt. scott biscuiti)
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members of the 11th marine expeditionary unit’s reconnaissance platoon look on as an incendiary grenade burns through an ammunition can here sept. 20. the marines in the platoon conducted live fire exercises, employing fragmentation and incendiary grenades, and claymore mines.
(official u.s. marine corps photo by sgt. scott biscuiti)
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marines with reconnaissance platoon, battalion landing team 2/4, 11th marine expeditionary unit, organize their weapons and parachutes while preparing for a jump here, sept. 19. the marines practiced methods of insertion and conducted live-fire exercises sept. 17-22 during final training before deploying with the meu sept. 24.
(official u.s. marine corps photo by sgt. scott biscuiti)
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marines with battalion landing team 1st battalion / 9th marine regiment alpha company 3rd platoon, attached to the 24th marine expeditionary unit, perform dry runs before a live fire exercise in a shoot house at camp atterbury, in september 25, 2009. this training, being held during the 24th meu's realistic urban training evolution, prepares the marines for missions where they will have to enter and take control of buildings that may have enemy combatants in them while they are deployed with the 24th meu.
(us marine corps photo by sgt andrew j. carlson)
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marines with battalion landing team 1st battalion / 9th marine regiment alpha company 3rd platoon, attached to the 24th marine expeditionary unit, perform dry runs before a live fire exercise in a shoot house at camp atterbury, in september 25, 2009. this training, being held during the 24th meu's realistic urban training evolution, prepares the marines for missions where they will have to enter and take control of buildings that may have enemy combatants in them while they are deployed with the 24th meu.
(us marine corps photo by sgt andrew j. carlson)
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