HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN Cpl. Dennis Cox, a New York City native and scout sniper with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regional Command (Southwest), patrols with a section of Marines during an interdiction operation in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2013. Cox has been in the Marine Corps for 5 years and is completing his third […]
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Loadout Room photo of the day: Echo 2/9 Marines hone skills on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan
CAMP BASTION, AFGHANISTAN U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Patrick Murphy with Echo company, 2nd Battalion 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT) 7, makes last minute adjustment to his gear prior to conducting a training exercise on Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 03, 2013. Patrick alongside the Marines and Sailors of Echo company conducted […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: Special Operations Task Force in Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN U.S. Special Forces Soldiers, attached to Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, alongside Afghan agents from the National Interdiction Unit, NIU, prepare to load onto CH-47 Chinook Helicopters prior to an operation in the Ghorak district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2016. The operation was conducted to disrupt and destroy drug labs owned by the Taliban […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | Striking at sunrise: 3/3 Kilo Marines perform platoon attacks during Enhanced Mojave Viper exercise
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE Lance Cpl. Clinton Bilbrey, a squad leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, takes a break after completing a platoon attack at Range 410A on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 8, 2011. The platoon-level attacks were part of the battalion’s 35-day […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | ANASF and MARSOC assist with registration for Afghan Local Police
HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN A Marine Special Operations Team member assists with security while Afghan National Army Special Forces Soldiers and MSOT members speak with possible Afghan Local Police candidates in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 4, 2013. Afghan Local Police complement counterinsurgency efforts by assisting and supporting rural areas with limited Afghan National Security Forces presence, […]