un pò di foto con stranezze qua e là



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U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Derron M. Burd, a squad leader with 3rd Squad, and Corporal. Michael J. Sulzener, a team leader with 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company L, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, Regimental Combat Team 8, discuss the route that their element will take prior to departing on a security patrol near Combat Outpost Ouellette in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 9, 2011. Elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed to Afghanistan to provide regional security in Helmand province in support of the International Security Assistance Force


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Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit train in tactical reloading of a M-16 A4 rifle magazine aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown is assigned to the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting an independent Western Pacific deployment of the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.


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Preparing to inspect a small shop in the Malmand Bazaar, Sgt. Ryan Sotelo, a native of San Mateo, Calif., supervises the clearing of any suspicious or illegal materials from the shops in the area March 12. Sotelo is a squad leader with 2nd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8. Sotelo's platoon is operating in support of Operation Golden Shillelagh


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Taking a break during patrol, Orlando Montero, a law enforcement professional with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, interacts with local March 12 during Operation Golden Shillelagh. The mission of the operation is to locate and interdict possible insurgent activity in the area


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Walking down the center of the Malmand bazaar, Lt. Col. Jason Morris (right), the commanding officer for 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, discusses the Marines' progress during Operation Golden Shillelagh March 12 with 1st Lt. Charles Broun, the platoon commander for 2nd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Bn., 5th Marines. Morris was impressed with how the Marines were handling the situation during the operation


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(From left) Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex Averill, senior line corpsman, Sgt. Jesse Walden, chief scout, and Lance Cpl. Andrew Hanenkratt, designated marksman, all with C Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, scan the hills of the Bahram Chah valley for an insurgent mortar spotter after being alerted of a possible indirect fire attack during Operation Rawhide II in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 16. Throughout the four-day raid on the Bahram Chah village complex, insurgent spotters attempted to creep over the hill line to call in fire on Marine positions


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Marines with C Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, scan the hills of the Bahram Chah valley for an insurgent mortar spotter during Operation Rawhide II in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 16. Throughout the four-day raid on the key insurgent trafficking hub on the Pakistan border, insurgent spotters attempted to creep over the hill line to call in fire on Marine positions
(notare il tattico appeso sulla sinistra)

E il gran inale... l'apoteosi delle stranezze, non c'è una cosa al suo posto



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U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Scott Mann (left), a squad leader with 2nd Platoon, Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, Regimental Combat Team 8, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians Gunnery Sgt. Brad Rickabaugh and Staff Sgt. Chad Stuber (right), both attached to Co. I, examine the battlespace during a security patrol through a poppy field west of the Nahr-e Saraj canal in Helmand province's Green Zone, Afghanistan, March 20, 2011. Elements of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed to Afghanistan to provide regional security in Helmand province in support of the International Security Assistance Force