Metto solo le anteprime perche sono un po grandine... si riferiscono all'Afghanistan July-Sept. 2010

A Marine in search of a weapons cache:

"Lance Cpl. Cody J. Stickels, a radio operator with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, patrols through farmland to the east of his company’s newly established observation post in Southern Shorsurak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during Operation New Dawn, June 20. During the patrol the Marines found two directional fragmentation improvised explosive devices weighing 35 pounds each, 15 feet of detonation cord and 15 pounds of ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder. Operation New Dawn is a joint operation between Marine Corps units and the Afghanistan National Army to disrupt enemy forces, which have been using the sparsely populated region between Marjah and Nawa as a safe haven.Lance Cpl. Cody J. Stickels, a radio operator with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepares to call in a cache find during a patrol to the east of the company’s newly established observation post in Southern Shorsurak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, as part of Operation New Dawn, June 20. Operation New Dawn is a joint operation between Marine Corps units and the Afghanistan National Army to disrupt enemy forces, which have been using the sparsely populated region between Marjah and Nawa as a safe haven. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mark Fayloga)"

Marines find a weapons cache:


Marines patrol through fields in Afghanistan (notare gli occhiali da sole retrò che si porta dietro il Marine in primo piano ):
"Lance Cpl. Joshua J. Melendez, a squad automatic weapon gunner with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security during a break in his squad’s patrol to the east of their newly established observation post in Southern Shorsurak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during Operation New Dawn, June 20, 2010. Melendez, from Anaheim, Calif., and the Marines found two directional fragmentation improvised explosive devices weighing 35 pounds each, 15 feet of detonation cord and 15 pounds of ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder during the patrol. Operation New Dawn is a joint operation between Marine Corps units and the Afghanistan National Army to disrupt enemy forces, which have been using the sparsely populated region between Marjah and Nawa as a safe haven."


A Marine and mans best friend:

"Cpl. Bryan Manthey, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, and a dog named Zzisko rest during a patrol near Garmsir, Afghanistan, July 5. Manthey and his military working dog were searching for improvised explosive devices."

Marines comfort Afghan children:

"Cpl. Mary Warren, a water support technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, comforts a young Afghan boy while Dr. Abdul Bari examines him during a medical engagement at the Aynak School in Afghanistan, July 24, 2010. Warren, who is combat lifesaver certified, helped during the event by assisting in treatment and acting as a liaison for female patients. Corpsmen and Marines partnered with Bari to treat more than 60 local Afghans during the three-hour event."


Marines and sailors provide medical care for Afghans:

"Corpsmen work with Dr. Abdul Bari to help treat a young Afghan boy during a medical engagement at the Aynak School in Afghanistan, July 24, 2010. Corpsmen and Marines partnered with Bari to treat more than 60 local Afghans during the three-hour event."


"Explosive ordnance disposal Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 destroy an improvised explosive device cache found by Marines from Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, in an abandoned compound east of their newly established observation post in Southern Shorsurak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during Operation New Dawn, June 20, 2010. While patrolling the Marines found two directional fragmentation improvised explosive devices weighing 35 pounds each, 15 feet of detonation cord and 15 pounds of ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder. Operation New Dawn is a joint operation between Marine Corps units and the Afghanistan National Army to disrupt enemy forces, which have been using the sparsely populated region between Marjah and Nawa as a safe haven."

Marines search for hidden weapons in afghanistan:

"Sgt. James R. Humerick, a squad leader with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, points out compounds in the area to Sgt. Adam T. Springfield, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, while trying to find the best place to detonate an IED cache found in an abandoned compound by Humerick and his squad during a patrol to the east of their newly established observation post during Operation New Dawn June 20. Operation New Dawn is a joint operation between Marine Corps units and the Afghanistan National Army to disrupt enemy forces, which have been using the sparsely populated region between Marjah and Nawa as a safe haven."